A single leaf in the handwriting of is all that remains of the -era manuscript of the second portion of the Book of Abraham. There are several indications that this leaf was part of a larger manuscript that is no longer extant. First, this leaf is paginated with the numbers 7 and 8, indicating that preceding pages existed at one time but are now missing. The abrupt interruption of the narrative on page 8 also indicates that additional material was inscribed but is similarly missing. Also, the second installment of the Book of Abraham, published in the issue of the Times and Seasons dated 15 March 1842, contains the text on this leaf as part of a larger text. That this text was inscribed in Nauvoo, Illinois, and not earlier in , Ohio, is evident from an 8 March 1842 entry in JS’s journal, which states that JS “commenced Translating from the Book of Abraham, for the 10 No of the Times and seasons.” The following day, JS “continued translating & revising” with the “Re[c]order,” . Few differences exist between the surviving portion of this manuscript and the published version. The handwriting on the manuscript appears rushed, suggesting that this document is part of the original manuscript dictated by JS to Richards. Following the dictation, it appears that this manuscript was marked up for publication.

Judging from the text of the Book of Abraham published in the Times and Seasons, the first six pages of this manuscript contained approximately 1,083 words, or about 181 words per page; the leaf presented here has a similar word count (163 words per page). The version in the Times and Seasons contains 1,952 words that appear after the text contained on this leaf, meaning the manuscript likely contained about eleven additional pages, making a total of about nineteen pages for the entire -era Book of Abraham manuscript. It is unknown when or how this leaf was separated from the remainder of the manuscript.

See also Introduction to Book of Abraham Manuscripts, circa February–circa 15 March 1842.