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Ghosts & specters of the dead...



Item # 696184

July 21, 1767

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 21, 1767  The front page has: "Further Extracts from An Essay on Crimes & Punishments... with a Commentary attributed to Mr. de Voltaire." and also: "On the Crimes of High Treason...".
Page 5 has a fascinating article: "That Apparitions or Spectres do Exist; or that the Ghosts of Men do appear at, before, or After their Deaths" which takes nearly a full page.
An item headed: "America" is a report from Antigua which notes: "...two negro men were burnt to death here for the murder of three others whose heads they had cut off & plucked out their hearts & livers. The heads were found in a bag in their possession...it is said they had eaten the hearts & livers."
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 inches, minor front page rubbing, good condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #359, released for October, 2025

Category: The 1600's and 1700's