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Question: What did Isaac Hale claim about Joseph Smith in the Hurlbut affidavits?
Isaac Hale claimed that the Book of Mormon was a "silly fabrication" because he wasn't allowed to see the plates
(Father-in-law of Joseph Smith, Jr.)
- Claimed that Joseph Smith, Jr's occupation was "seeing" by means of a "stone placed in his hat."
- Claimed that Joseph "pretended to discover minerals and treasure."
- Claimed that he was not allowed to look into the box containing the gold plates.
- Claimed that Joseph said that a "young child" would be the first to view the plates.
- Claimed that he told Joseph to remove the plates from his house if he couldn't be allowed to view them.
- Claimed that Joseph told Martin Harris to go into the woods to find the plates on his own.
- Claimed that Joseph translated the plates by looking in his hat while the plates were in the woods.
- Claimed that the Book of Mormon was a "silly fabrication."
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