LaMar C. Berrett reports on a statement, owned by Wilford C. Wood, from Charles E. Bidmon stating that Joseph had the Jupiter Talisman on his person when he died in June 1844.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- LaMar C. Berrett LDS
- Hearsay
- Secondary
- Reference
The Wilford C. Wood Collection: An Annotated Catalog of Documentary-Types in the Wilford C. Wood Collection, ed. LaMar C. Berrett, 2 vols. (N.P.: Wilford C. Wood Foundation, 1972), 1:173
- Scribe/Publisher
- Wilford C. Wood Foundation
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
7-J-b-21 Statement of January 5, 1938, certifying that Charles E. Bidamon sold Wilford C. Wood a silver piece bearing the inscription, "Confirmo O Deus Potentissimus," and numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions. This piece was in Joseph Smith's pocket when he was martyred at Carthage Jail. Bidamon included a statement indicating that Wilford was to pay $50 for the silver piece. Handwritten. 1 p.
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