Editing Anthon Transcript (section)

==Harris's account of meeting with Anthon==
[[File:Martinharrisat87.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)|Martin Harris]]]]
In 1838, Smith related an account based on Harris's version of the meeting. Smith wrote that Anthon "stated that the translation was correct, more so than any he had before seen translated from the Egyptian. [Harris] then showed him those not yet translated, and said they were [[Egyptian language|Egyptian]], [[Chaldaic language (misnomer)|Chaldaic]], [[Akkadian language|Assyriac]], and [[Arabic language|Arabic]]"; and that they were "true characters." According to Harris, Anthon wrote Harris a letter of authenticity declaring the fragment to contain true Egyptian characters. Anthon was also reported to have confirmed the translation of these characters as correct. When informed that an [[Angel Moroni|angel]] of God had revealed the characters to Smith, Anthon reportedly tore up the authentication stating that there was no such thing as angels and asked Harris to bring the plates to him for translation. Harris then went to Dr. [[Samuel L. Mitchill]], who sanctioned what Anthon said.<ref name="lds">{{lds|Joseph Smith–History|history|1|62|65}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Elden|title=Approximate Book of Mormon Translation Timeline|url=http://www.eldenwatson.net/BoM.htm|website=eldenwatson.net|access-date=2015-08-11}}</ref><ref>[[Richard E. Bennett]], [http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=mormonhistory "'Read This I Pray Thee': Martin Harris and the Three Wise Men of the East"], ''[[Journal of Mormon History]]'' '''36''':178 (2010).</ref>