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dollar weekly mirror (manchester, n.h.) 1851-1863 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1852-09-25
Location: manchester, new hampshire, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: dollar weekly mirror (manchester, n.h.) 1851-1863 · 1852-09-25 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1852-09-25 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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... of insanity produced by the spirit rapping delusion. The following is but one of many which we might copy :—¢Mrs. Catherine Mileham, a widow lady of Cincinna ti, and the mother of five children, was taken to the insane asylum last week, in consequence of becoming deranged through the spirit delu sions. It appears that another female had pre tended to have commmunication with the other world, and thus put Mrs. M. in correspondence with her deceased husband, in heaven.—She became intensely interestedin the rappings, and held, as she was led to suppose, frequent interviews with her husband, until finally she became deranged. Among her other mental vagaries, she imagines the spirit of her hus ...

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