Martin Harris's Visit with Charles Anthon: Collected Documents on the Anthon Transcript and "Shorthand Egyptian"
Title
Martin Harris's Visit with Charles Anthon: Collected Documents on the Anthon Transcript and "Shorthand Egyptian"
Publication Type
Report
Year of Publication
1990
Authors
FARMS Staff (Primary)
Institution
Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
City
Provo, UT
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Abstract
Recent research makes it possible to resolve one of the contradictions between Martin Harris's and Charles Anthon's versions of what transpired at their meeting in February of 1828. This paper includes an overview of the incident and appendices that (1) document what Harris and Anthon each said about their meeting, (2) show that Harris probably told the truth about Anthon's mention of Egyptian resemblances to the Book of Mormon characters, and (3) illustrate the kind of information about Egyptian available to Anthon by 1828.
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