The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


The Spalding Theory of Book of Mormon authorship

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|sublink6=Source:Rigdon:Manuscript found:in all of my intimacy with Joseph Smith he never told me but one story |sublink7=Question: Did Solomon Spaulding's doctor state that Spaulding talked to him about the Nephites in his manuscript? |sublink8=Source:Howe:Spalding theory:I could better believe that Spaulding wrote it than that Joe Smith saw an angel |sublink9=Source:William Smith:The Old Soldier's Testimony:1884:It was not written from the Spaulding Romance. That story is false |sublink10=Source:Roper:The Mythical "Manuscript Found":Subsequent variants of this hypothesis have been published from time to time |sublink11=Question: Did Joseph Smith know Sidney Rigdon prior to 1830? }}


Critical theories that Sidney Rigdon was a Book of Mormon author or co-conspirator

Summary: Some claim that Sidney Rigdon authored the Book of Mormon, and conspired with Joseph Smith well ahead of time to compose it and start a religion.

Early reactions to the Book of Mormon

Summary: The Book of Mormon was met by a storm of criticism from early critics. This page archives examples of these early responses.

The Hurlbut Spalding affidavits

Summary: Joseph's neighbors claimed that Joseph had copied the Spalding manuscript

Vernal Holley map—Book of Mormon place names from North America?

Summary: Common place names in the region around New York used as Book of Mormon names?

To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]

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