FootnoteH. Michael Marquardt, The Rise of Mormonism. (1816-1844). The Detroit Manuscript was sent for analysis to Washington DC and New York City. Smith had Harris visit both cities. The likely reason is that he thought someone in one of those cities would validate...
Footnotehttp://solomonspalding.com/SRP/saga/saga02b.htm http://olivercowdery.com/smithhome/2000s/2001RBSt.htm Stephen Mack died on November 11, 1826, and so would not have been around to expose a con.
Footnotehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Smith_receiving_golden_plates.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Joseph_Smith#CITEREFCowdery1834b The gullibility of Martin Harris is illustrated by his response to Smith locating a dropped toothpick: “I was...
