ThankYa Elsie—much appreciated!
I still haven’t found it on the I’Net yet—I think I must have read it in either Cults of Unreason or Kingdom of the Cults.
But I believe it must have been the Rev Spalding (original author plagiarized)that I was looking for that was said to have been in jail in upstate NY w/young Joseph Smith.
Several sources well documented for this...
http://www.truthnet.org/mormon/mormonismunveiled/19solomonspalding.htm
many more.
None of those I have now seen mention that the good reverend was said to have been in the slammer w/Smith, and that being how Smith came by Spalding’s manuscripts, etc.
Writers for/of Spalding likely not wanting to mention their guy being in the pokey.
Just wanted to get back to you, and thanx—a bit windy, I know—thanx for putting up w/me.
Semper Fidelis
Dick Gaines
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You are welcome.
A lot of the stuff I now know about the LDS religious Organization came from knowledgable folks who gave me a headsup on where to find stuff.