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WCP2997

Letter (WCP2997.2887)

[1]

1 Bernard Villas

Upper Norwood

July 10 /67

My dear Sir

I want to give an account in my next paper on passing events1 of some of the most curious of the recent séances. If you have any particulars which you do not intend to publish will you let [2] me have them?

I know of Mrs Berry's2 and of Miss Houghton's[.]3

Were you present when the white dove was caught?

I intend in my next article to try, if by an appeal to the unproclaimed believers to unite them, and get them in a body to pronounce an opinion. You must get the Slous4 and any [3] others you know to join in this movement.

Very truly yours | B Coleman5 [signature]

A R Wallace Esq

1
Coleman, Benjamin. 1867. Passing Events -The Spread of Spiritualism. A Proposal for Uniting the Unproclaimed Believers in Spiritualism, and Those Who Admit the Reality of the Phenomena. The Spiritual Magazine 2nd series 2(8): 342 — 351. Benjamin Coleman had contributed a monthly article under the main title "Passing Events — the Spread of Spiritualism" since 1862.
2
Berry has not been identified.
3
Houghton, Georgiana (1814-1884). British artist and spiritualist.
4
Possible Slous, Frederick Lokes (1802-1892). Chairman of the London Stock Exchange and author. Father of Frederick Courteney Selous.
5
Coleman, Benjamin (1809-1879). British spiritualist writer.

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Transcribed by Paterson, Gavin [2018-08-06] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

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