About July 5, 1835
Kirtland, Ohio
Some Saints at Kirtland purchased from Michael H. Chandler the Egyptian mummies and papyri, which contained the writings of Abraham and Joseph of Egypt.
Sources:
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:236
"The Meaning of the Kirtland Egyptian Papers," Hugh Nibley, BYU Studies 11:4
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