Footnotes
The eight-leaf collection is missing the first four leaves, which would have contained the first several chapters of the Old Testament revision. The extant pages begin abruptly with current Moses 6:21 and finish with the material corresponding with Genesis 9:16. Factoring in the average word count per page for the extant portion of the Bible revision and counting the total number of words of the missing portion shows that the text would have likely fit on four leaves, or eight pages. In addition, sewing marks on the four extant leaves may indicate that at least four additional leaves existed as conjugate leaves. Finally, the last leaf bears the marks of wear common on exposed leaves in a folded packet, indicating that it likely was the final leaf. (See Old Testament Revision 1, pp. 12–21, 23–24 [Moses 6:21–8:30; Joseph Smith Translation, Genesis 9:1–16].)
Some of Partridge’s personal papers came into the Church Historian’s Office piecemeal. This item was part of a group of materials published by the family in 1884 that all have similar physical damage not found on earlier manuscripts donated to the Church Historian’s Office, likely indicating that the papers were kept and donated separately. (See Orson F. Whitney, “The Aaronic Priesthood,” Contributor, Oct. 1884, 6:1–9.)
Whitney, Orson F. “The Aaronic Priesthood.” Contributor, Oct. 1884, 1–9.
Footnotes
Revelation Book 1, pp. 2, [207]. It is not clear who changed the “8” to a “9.” Whitmer may have corrected his initial mistake, or Sidney Rigdon may have made the change when he inserted the month.
JS History, vol. A-1, 11. An 1828 date is also unlikely for other historical and textual reasons. Joseph Smith Sr. made his only known 1828 visit to Harmony around September, and neither JS nor Lucy Mack Smith made any mention of a revelation for Joseph Sr. being dictated at that time. In addition, the language of this revelation is much more similar to several 1829 texts than to the only surviving JS revelation from 1828. (Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845, bk. 7, [8], [11]; Revelation, July 1828 [D&C 3].)
Knight, Reminiscences, 5.
Knight, Joseph, Sr. Reminiscences, no date. CHL. MS 3470.
JS’s earliest history states that prior to Oliver Cowdery’s arrival in Pennsylvania on 5 April 1829, “my wife had writen some for me to translate and also my Brothr Samuel H Smith.” Isaac Hale and David Whitmer both indicated that Martin Harris, who wrote for JS in 1828, also served briefly as a scribe for the Book of Mormon translation around March 1829. Additional information was provided in interviews with Emma Smith and David Whitmer conducted in the 1870s and 1880s. Emma identified herself, Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, and her brother Reuben Hale as Book of Mormon scribes. David Whitmer named Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris, Emma Smith, Emma’s brother Alva Hale, John Whitmer, and Christian Whitmer as scribes who contributed to the 1829 Book of Mormon manuscript. (JS History, ca. Summer 1832, [6]; Isaac Hale, Affidavit, Harmony, PA, 20 Mar. 1834, in “Mormonism,” Susquehanna Register, and Northern Pennsylvanian [Montrose, PA], 1 May 1834, [1]; Edward Stevenson, Sandusky, OH, to Franklin D. Richards, 10 Jan. 1887, in Stevenson, Journal, Oct. 1886–Mar. 1887, pp. 106–113; Joseph Smith III, “Last Testimony of Sister Emma,” Saints’ Herald, 1 Oct. 1879, 289–290; Stevenson, Journal, 22 Dec. 1877; “Interview with David Whitmer,” Deseret News [Salt Lake City], 21 Aug. 1878, 461; “Revelation Revisers,” Missouri Republican [St. Louis], 16 July 1884, 7; see also Skousen, Original Manuscript, 13–14.)
Susquehanna Register, and Northern Pennsylvanian. Montrose, PA. 1831–1836.
Stevenson, Edward. Journals, 1852–1896. Edward Stevenson, Collection, 1849–1922. CHL. MS 4806, boxes 1–4.
Saints’ Herald. Independence, MO. 1860–.
Deseret News. Salt Lake City. 1850–.
Missouri Republican. St. Louis. 1822–1919.
Skousen, Royal, ed. The Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon: Typographical Facsimile of the Extant Text. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University, 2001.
See, for example, Revelation, Apr. 1829–A [D&C 6:1, 3]; Revelation, May 1829–A [D&C 11:1, 3]; Revelation, May 1829–B [D&C 12:1, 3]; and Revelation, June 1829–A [D&C 14:1, 3].
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This heading likely named Joseph Smith Sr. as the recipient. It is unknown whether Partridge or someone else first created this heading.
Missing text supplied from Revelation Book 1, p. 2.
See Isaiah 29:14.
See John 4:35.
See Revelation 14:15–16.
The Book of Commandments has “qualifies,” possibly reflecting wording from the nonextant portion of Revelation Book 1. (Book of Commandments 3:1 [D&C 4:5].)
This “etcetera” likely signaled to readers that it was standing in for the fuller description in 2 Peter 1:5–7. Later, editors of the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants replaced “&C” with the entire list of virtues from 2 Peter: “Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.” (Doctrine and Covenants 31:2, 1835 ed. [D&C 4:6].)
See Matthew 7:7–8.
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