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the daily comet (baton rouge, la.) 1850-1856 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1855-11-10
Location: baton rouge, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the daily comet (baton rouge, la.) 1850-1856 · 1855-11-10 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1855-11-10 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “spirit rapping”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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Spirit Rapping .—As will be seen 1 from the following, from Rode tiff"« Register, published in London, a. d., j 1787, Spirit Rapping, is nota new thing. We copy fjvrn ihat ancient Journal. The article is headed— The Bastilc. —Among the multi tude of anecdotes to which the Hostile has given birth, there is on«- that has been told with great assurances and circumstances of truth, and therefore may be thought worthy of being rela ted. A gentleman nnd his servant new ly became inhabitants of that gloomy fortress, were often awakened from their reveries by a rapping against the vaulted floor of their dungeon from the cell beneath. After ...

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