Sprague, Achsa W. (Achsa White), 1827-1862

Achsa W. Sprague was born November 17, 1827, in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, one of several children of Charles and Betsy Sprague. She received a district school education and began teaching at age twelve. When she was twenty she began suffering from an unidentified disease which today might be diagnosed as arthritis. She investigated all types of cures, traditional and non-traditional, and when she regained her health in 1854, she credited the spirits. She became a trance medium and lecturer and traveled throughout the United States and into Canada. She wrote poetry and prose, both during period of illness and health, and was published in The Banner of Light, the World, and the Green Mountain Sibyl. Her health again deteriorated and she died in 1861. Achsa Sprague is buried in Plymouth, Vermont.

From the description of Achsa W. Sprague papers, 1840-1862. (Vermont Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34774419