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the weekly comet (baton rouge, la.) 1853-1855 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1854-01-29
Location: baton rouge, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the weekly comet (baton rouge, la.) 1853-1855 · 1854-01-29 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1854-01-29 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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... insane upon the subject of spirit rapping*. He ■vns seen going out of town about 1 o'clock in Ibe afternoon in company with a lad of twelve. Fears wore entertained that they might perish during the approaching cold night Sfter a dilligent search they wen found about, seven o'clock in the even ing, on the end of Smith's Point, in Humane house, there. They would have frozen to death befori morning, bad they remained ttmlis urhed The object of the insane man in going to Smith's Point appears tt have been a desire to get on to the island of Tuekernuck, to preach to the inhabitants there, Im! failing to pri cure a passage across ...

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