30,000 years ago they sang their endless hymns of madness…
The envelope (pictured above) received by Dr. Susan Carter from Sir Ralph Burke. Contained within this envelope were four letters dated as far back as 135 years ago. Letter A, dated 1875 Letter B, in reply, dated 1875. Transcripts of Letter A and Letter B. Records from St. Vincent’s Seminary…more
Letter, Exhibit D, transcription
Dr. Susan Carter Anthropology Dept. Union Hall, Darlette University No. 45 Prairie Drive Sugar Creek MO, 63975 Dear Dr. Carter, I am Sir Ralph Burke, Professor of Economics and Law at Oxford University, All Souls College. You likely do not know of me as I certainly did not know…more
Accommodations
Found in a tattered wallet abandoned outside of a Best Buy store in Des Moines, IA. 382 days after the fall.…more
Letter, Exhibit C, transcription
October 12, 1957 Professor Edward Lockett, Visting Fellow All Souls College High Street, Oxford, OX 4AL United Kingdom Hey big bean! What’s buzzin? The Keepers finally enrolled me in the seminary high school here in Nowheresville, Missouri. I guess it had something to do with me stacking up Pop’s fliptop.…more
Exhibit 4F, dated @ 1940.
Found. Date unknown, suspected use of typeface and verbiage indicates mid 1940s. Building has not been located. Identity of Lt. General redacted.…more
Canova
Abdullah and Randolph show up in the Indian city of Benares (modern Varanasi), the so-called “city of temples” and the holiest of the seven holy cities in India. He introduces William to the Thuggee cult. Its members begrudgingly accepts him; they have a long history with Abdullah, knowing him by…more
Letter, Exhibit B, transcription
Mister Carter, Your letter of April 10th, 1856, is well received and it pleases me, sir, to make your acquaintance in word if not form. I confess, in my many years of service as a historian at St. Vincent’s Seminary, I have long been absent the pleasure of youthful exuberance…more
Letter, Exhibit A, transcription
Brother Hahn, O.F.M., Sir, I am William Carter, late of Massachusetts, currently on sabbatical in the quaint township of Cahokia, Illinois, wherein I have taken an interest in the long extinct Indian culture that is this town’s namesake. As a result of my pursuit, it has come to my attention…more