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Manchester Mummy

Aug 30, 2018Eric CorbettGhost, Lancashire

Mummified body of Hannah Beswick (1688–1758, a wealthy woman with a pathological fear of premature burial.

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Manchester Mummy
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Excerpt: Mummified body of Hannah Beswick (1688–1758, a wealthy woman with a pathological fear of premature burial.
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