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“I went to the city of New York, and presented the characters which had
been translated, with the translation thereof, to Professor Charles
Anthon, a gentleman celebrated for his literary attainments. Professor
Anthon stated that the translation was correct, more so than any he had before seen translated from the Egyptian. I then showed him those which were not yet translated, and he said that they were Egyptian, Chaldaic, Assyriac, and Arabic; and he said they were true characters. He gave me a certificate, certifying to the people of Palmyra that they were true characters, and that
the translation of such of them as had been translated was also
correct. I took the certificate and put it into my pocket, and was just
leaving the house, when Mr. Anthon called me back, and asked me how the
young man found out that there were gold plates in the place where he found them. I answered that an angel of God had revealed it unto him.
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