"The young woman," continues the reporter, "was assaulted by eight cruel specters, whereof she imagined that she knew three or four."
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam
Around most persons, who in the sequel of these pages shall be found appearing as specters and as bewitching and tormenting others, will be found signs that they were very like such as to-day are called mediums.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam
From the time that Margaret Rule first found herself to be formally besieged by the specters, until the ninth day following, namely, from September 10th to the 18th, she kept an entire fast, and yet she was unto all appearance as fresh, as lively, as hearty at the nine days' end, as before they began; during all this time ...
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam