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The Spaulding Manuscript and the Book of Mormon

TitleThe Spaulding Manuscript and the Book of Mormon
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1888
AuthorsHayes, John
MagazineThe Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star
Volume50
Issue Number35
Pagination548–550
Date Published27 August 1888
KeywordsBook of Mormon Authenticity; Book of Mormon Authorship; Spaulding Manuscript; Spaulding, Solomon
Abstract

Hayes compares the contents of the Spaulding manuscript with the Book of Mormon. The Spaulding manuscript is a story of a Roman named Fabius who was blown off course traveling from Britain to America in the 4th century A.D. Hayes writes that nothing is similar in the Book of Mormon to what is contained in the Spaulding Manuscript.