[The Joseph Smith Egyptian Papyri (photographs)]

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                        Nauvoo city      May 26th/56
This certifies that we have sold
to; Mr A Combs four Egyptian
Mummies with the records of them
Thes Mummies were obtained from
the catacoms of Egypt sixty feet
below the surface of the Earth. by
the antiquarian society of Paris
& forwarded to New York & purchased
by the Mormon Prophet Joseph
Smith at the price of twenty four
hundred dollars in the year Eighteen
hundred thirty five         they were highly
prized by Mr Smith on account
                which attached to
of the importance ^ of the record
         accidentaly                           the breast of
which were ^ found enclosed in ^ one
of the Mummies. from translations
by Mr Smith of the Records these Mum-
mies were found to be the family of
Pharo King of Egypt. they were
kept exclusively by Mr Smith
until his death & since by
the Mother of Mr Smith notwiths-
tanding we have had repeated
offers to purchase which have
invariably been refused until her
death which occurred on the
fourteenth day of May last this month
Nauvoo                L. C. Bidamon
Hancock co Ills may 26 Emma Bidamon (former wife of Jos. Smith)
Joseph Smith (Son of Jos Smith)

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