Ralph Harding tells his son Dwight that he has read a book about the Spaulding theory.
Letter, 1844 Aug. 22., Ralph Harding correspondence, 1844-1846, MS 19884, Church History Library
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.