Ralph Harding tells his son Dwight that he has read a book about the Spaulding theory.

Date
Aug 22, 1844
Type
Letter
Source
Ralph Harding
Critic
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Letter, 1844 Aug. 22., Ralph Harding correspondence, 1844-1846, MS 19884, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
Church History Library
People
Sidney Rigdon, Martin Harris, Ralph Harding, Joseph Smith, Jr., Dwight Harding, Solomon Spaulding
Audience
Dwight Harding
Transcription

I have bin a reading A book that was put out by Professor T B Aurner illinois College Taylorville it gave a history of mormonism from the beginning down to the time that it was wrote it tells about Jo Smith harris rigdon & Co as finding out a part of the book from Smith golden plates And from Solomon ^Spalding manuscripts & put it together It makes out that golden book but I have no faith in it not in the least.

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