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Description
Josiah Pierce, a student at Bowdoin College, describes a demonstration he saw on animal magnetism and noted, "I saw a great many things that can't be accounted for unless it is true."
He also discusses the heavy winter snowfall.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter on animal magnetism demonstration, Brunswick, 1843
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1843-04-09
- Subject Date: 1843-04-09
- Location: Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Animal magnetism
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Bowdoin College
- Pierce family
- Pierce, Josiah, 1827-1913--Correspondence
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