November 20, 1835

Kirtland, Ohio
At home, Joseph Smith made rapid progress translating the Egyptian records, and he received a Hebrew Bible, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, and a Webster's dictionary from Oliver Cowdery, who had recently returned from New York.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:318
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