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Article Title:

Mr. Nicholson's Account of an Attack on the Person of a Reputed Witch

Journal Title:

Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature
Orientation: Unitarian and Radical for 1806-1832; Secular and Radical for 1832-1837
Date Run: 1806-1826 indexed; new series 1827-1837 indexed [different numbering]
Publication Place: London
Publication Frequency: Monthly
Periodical Location: Simon Fraser University

Creator/Author:

Nicholson, Isaac
Birth/Death Date: 1770 or 71-1839

Date of Publication:

November 1808

Description: A sermon by Rev. Isaac Nicholson relating his account of Alice Brown, Fanny Amey and Mary Fox who were suspected of practicing witchcraft in their community. Nicholson's sermon preaches against superstition and is a record of his attempts to help the three women.
Reprinted in the "History" section of the journal because the Monthly Repository wanted to be known as also promoting the wisdom and virtue of mankind, not just the vices.

Publication Information:

v. 3, n. 35, pages 577-580

Subject Heading (LCSH):

Religion (LCSH)
Poor women (LCSH)
Witchcraft (LCSH)

Language:

English

Topical Keyword:

Class

Editor:

Robert Aspland

Publisher:

Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme

Temporal Coverage:

1800s

Article type:

Journal article