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The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
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In Harbourg, Lower Saxony, a grave opened on February 4 revealed a 28-year-old male corpse entirely covered in thick long hair; upon the sexton's touch, the body disintegrated into dust, leaving the hair intact as a curiosity collected by locals.
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A grave being opened near this place, a quantity of hair was discovered to issue forth through the clefts of the coffin; the top of it being taken off the corpse of a man appeared in its entire form, and from his head to his foot was covered with thick long hair. The Sexton touching the head with his hand, the whole body fell into dust, but the hair remains very good, and many people have got some of it as a curiosity. The corpse according to the parish books had been buried twenty eight years.
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Harbourg, Lower Saxony
Event Date
Feb. 4
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the body fell into dust upon touch, but the hair remained intact and was collected as curiosities.
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A grave was opened near Harbourg, revealing hair issuing from the coffin clefts. Removing the lid showed a man's corpse covered in thick long hair from head to foot. The sexton touched the head, causing the body to turn to dust, while the hair stayed good. The burial was 28 years prior per parish books.