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The Anthon Transcript II: The Identification of the Characters as Egyptian
Title
The Anthon Transcript II: The Identification of the Characters as Egyptian
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1942
Authors
Crowley, Ariel L. (Primary)
Pagination
76–80, 124–125
Date Published
February 1942
Volume
45
Issue Number
2
Abstract
This series tells of Joseph Smith’s desire to have someone examine characters copied from the gold plates. It reprints a portion of Joseph Smith’s history dealing with the visit of Martin Harris to Charles Anthon, and also contains a letter sent to John A. Widtsoe by Frederick M. Smith of the Reorganized Church stating that the original copy of the Egyptian characters made by Joseph Smith is in the hands of the Reorganized Church. Furthermore, it tells of several different copies of the Egyptian characters in existence and gives examples of people verifying the genuineness of the characters as Egyptian. The second part covers the identification of the characters on the Gold Plates as Egyptian.
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