D&C 10 explains that the "other records" Oliver was promised he would help translate were the "plates of Nephi."
Furthermore, Joseph was instructed that "you shall translate the engravings which are on the plates of Nephi, down even till you come to the reign of king Benjamin, or until you come to that which you have translated." (Doctrine and Covenants 10:41)
Joseph obviously couldn't "translate the engravings" if he wasn't looking at the plates. And the Lord would have no reason to tell him how much of the plates to translate if he wasn't looking at the plates.
Those who claim that Joseph didn't really translate the engravings, but instead read words that appeared on the stone-in-the-hat (SITH) usually avoid referring to D&C 10.
But Latter-day Saints should read D&C 10 carefully and thoughtfully.
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My publisher interviewed me about the two sets of plates Joseph translated. He uploaded the video to see how it works out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJDFYJv8WY
For the explanation, see https://www.lettervii.com/p/the-two-sets-of-plates-schematic.html
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