Undated - The Silvesty Ryan Book. Handwritten journal of healing rituals involving numerology, biblical incantations, burying coins in various cardinal directions at various times of the night, etc.
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- Bound Bound
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- Provenance note included from Lawrence Wells, donor: "Enclosed is the old handwritten journal that I discovered in Bloomington in 1987 I believe...I would guess that it was in the house on the SW corner of Park Ave. and Cottage Grove St..."
- Accompanied by small folded note tucked into back of book
- Last page reads "Silvesty Ryan Book" (note from donor: "this is either the author, or a "patient" for whom the book was written")
- Acquisition information:
- Gift. Lawrence Wells. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1999.
- Physical description:
- Autograph document
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