. Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2 . brought into view; in order to accountfor all the curious antiquities found in variousparts of North and South America. I haverecently read the Book of Mormon, and tomy great surprise, I find nearly the samehistorical matter, names, etc., as they werein my brothers writings
. Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2 . brought into view; in order to accountfor all the curious antiquities found in variousparts of North and South America. I haverecently read the Book of Mormon, and tomy great surprise, I find nearly the samehistorical matter, names, etc., as they werein my brothers writings. I well rememberthat he wrote in the old style, and commencedabout every sentence with and it came topass, the same as in the Book of Mor-mon, and according to the best of my recol-lection and belief, it is the same as my brotherSolomon wrote, with the exception of thereligious matter. By what means it hasfallen into the hands of Joseph Smith, am unable to determine. John Spalding. Mr. Henry Lake, of Conneaut, also states : I left the State of New York late in the of January following. Soon after my arrivalyear 1810, and arrived at this place the 1st I formed a copartnership with Solomon The Public Buildings Drawn by Henry Howe in 1S46. View in the left face the south end of the Public Geo. W. Barnard, Photo., Painesville^ 1886. View in Public Square and Soldiers Monument are shown in the distance. 291 LAKE COUNTY. Spalding, for the purpose of rebuilding aforge which he had commenced a year or twobefore. He very frequently read to me froma manuscript which he was writing, whichhe entitled the Manuscript Found, andwhich he represented as being found in thistown. I spent many hours in hearing^ himread said writings, and became well acquaintedwith its contents. He wished me to assisthim in getting his production printed, allegingthat a book of that kind would meet with arapid sale. I designed doing so, but theforge not meeting our ant
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