The letter, dated Oct. 23rd 1830, was purportedly written by Martin Harris— “...Bring me the old book & I will translate, says I, it is made of precious gold & is sealed from view. Says he, I can not read a sealed book— Joseph found some giant silver specticles with the plates. He puts them in a old hat & in the darkness reads the words...”

Detail of suspended plate, spectacle, and tower
Hook a Kinderhook (detail of suspended plate, spectacle, and tower)
© 1992 Warren Farr
oil on hardboard, image 14” h x 18” w, N33
private collection

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