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Date
1-7-1825
Keywords
barber, ghosts, murder, folk tale, gambling, trick
Description
Typed copy of a folk tale appearing in the Chronicle of the Times of Reading, dated January 7, 1825. The unknown author tells the story of a man pretending to be a ghost in order to trick the gambling patrons at an inn and take their money.
Corresponds to:
Packet 45-8 through 45-10
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Author, Unknown, ""The Barber's Ghost," January 7, 1825" (1825). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 185.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/185
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