The Lost 116 Pages: historical sources on the Book of Mormon • BuchMormon•DE

Primary sources on what the lost manuscript contained. 24 sources from 1828 to 1891.

1820s

The plates “contained in a chest, or ark” (1828, recorded 1842) — John A. Clark, Gleanings by the Way — “a chest, or ark”
Revelation, July 1828 (D&C 3) (1828) — Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 3 — “that which was sacred”
“The building of the TEMPLE OF NEPHI” (1829) — Jonathan A. Hadley, Palmyra Freeman — “TEMPLE OF NEPHI”
Revelation, spring 1829 (D&C 10) (1829) — Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 10 — “down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin”
Revelation, March 1829 (D&C 5) (1829) — Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants 5
Printer’s Manuscript: the missing Book of Benjamin (1829) — Oliver Cowdery, Printer’s Manuscript
Original Manuscript fragments (1829) — Joseph Smith, Original Manuscript

Nephi’s quest for the record during “a great feast” (1830, recorded 1870) — Fayette Lapham, Historical Magazine — “a great feast, and were all drunk”
Lehi’s tabernacle in the wilderness (1830, recorded 1870) — Fayette Lapham, Historical Magazine — “to erect a tabernacle, wherein they could go and inquire”
Finding the interpreters; the gold ball ceases (1830, recorded 1870) — Fayette Lapham, Historical Magazine — “The gold ball stopped here and ceased to direct them any further”
Preface to the 1830 Book of Mormon (1830) — Joseph Smith, Book of Mormon (1830) — “the which I took from the Book of Lehi”
The Book of Ether (1832) — W. W. Phelps, The Evening and the Morning Star

Evidences in Proof of the Book of Mormon (1841) — Charles B. Thompson, Evidence in Proof of the Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith on Ishmael’s lineage (1843, recorded 1896) — Franklin D. Richards, The Contributor — “Ishmael’s ancestry is made very plain therein”

The record of Manasseh in the hands of Ephraim (1850) — Orson Pratt, Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon — “many of them are of Ephraim, through the two sons of Ishmael”
The Directors: a description of the Liahona (1851) — Francis Gladden Bishop, An Address to the Sons and Daughters of Zion — “which points directed the enquirer by faith the proper course to take”
The provenance of the sword of Laban (1851) — Francis Gladden Bishop, A Proclamation from the Lord to His People — “was in the hand of Joshua when he led the house of Israel into the land of Canaan”
Information derived from the 116 pages (1852) — Charles B. Thompson, Zion’s Harbinger and Baneemy’s Organ — “is derived from the 116 pages of the Book of Mormon”
The history of those that were lost: Muloch and the royal family (1856) — Emer Harris, Provo Utah Stake General Minutes — “there being 4 males and 4 females”
Martin scribed for “near 200 pages” (1856) — Emer Harris, Provo Utah Stake General Minutes
Martin Harris on looking into the interpreters (1859) — Joel Tiffany, Tiffany’s Monthly