Identity area
Reference code
D24/38a/48
Title
Copy deposition by William Manson, Daniel Manson and John Henderson, residing in Cullivoe, concerning a mermaid seen whilst at deep sea fishing
Date(s)
- Circa 1828 (Creation)
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Scope and content
... they saw a creature about three feet long and 30 inches in circumference, resembling a human being from the navel upwards, with breasts as large as those of a woman, and with little arms and hands