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These photos were sent by IGHS member Joseph Meh of togakure@juno.com
Joseph said, "These are a series of photos that were taken on the second floor of the Old Merchant's House located in New York City. The first photo shows what appears to be a very faint but discernable white colored orb taking form on the red carpet. The second photo shows the anomaly in full form moving across the carpet. In the last frame, it disappears from sight. Because this happened so fast, I didn't have much of a chance to take more pictures. Thinking it might have been some type of freak reflection, I tried to take many more pictures after this all in different positions while standing in the same spot but I was unsuccessful. All were taken with a Yashica KC600 Digital Camera."
"This was once home to wealthy marine-hardware merchant Seabury Tredwell back in the 19th century. Bought for about $18,000, he lived here with his wife Eliza and their seven children (five daughters and two boys). Five years later, Gertrude, their newest child was born in the house."
"It may be perhaps that Mr. Tredwell was by nature disapproving of suitors wanting to marry his daughters for their wealth, but nevertheless the hauntings seemed to have centered around three of his daughters Phoebe, Sarah and the unhappy Gertrude."
"In addition to the sad history of the house the parlors of the house have been witness to a number of family funerals. In 1909, Gertrude's last remaining sister Julia passed away in the house. She was left alone in the house for the next 24 years, living as an eccentric recluse till her death in 1933."
"While this is not an actively haunted location, there have been disturbances from time to time. The apparition which has appeared to visitors and curators of the house is that of Gertrude herself. The main manifestations occur in the lower level kitchen area along with the upper hallways and bedrooms of the house."
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