About February 15, 1828

Harmony, Pennsylvania
Joseph Smith gave Martin Harris a transcript of characters from the book of Lehi on the gold plates and their translation, which Harris took to show scholars in Albany and New York City.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:20
Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844, John W. Welch, p. 86
"The Anthon Transcript: People, Primary Sources, and Problems," Stanley B. Kimball,  BYU Studies 10:3
Joseph Smith History A-1:9 
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