Martin Harris, in 1873, was interviewed by Anthony Metcalf. When queried about his visit to Prof. Anthon and its relationship to Isa 29//2 Nephi 27, we read the following:
I
asked him if he knew what the prophet Isaiah had said about the event. He said,
"No," but that Joseph Smith had shown that chapter to him after his
return. (Anthony Metcalf, Ten
Years before the Mast. Shipwrecks and Adventures at Sea. Religious Customs of
the People of India and Burmah’s Empire. How I Became a Mormon and Why I Became
an Infidel [Malad City, Idaho: n.p., 1888], 71)
