The house eventually belonged to Bradford's daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Judge Clark Woodruffe. A slave named Chloe was the family governess and mistress of the Judge. Cast aside for another slave, Chloe was hung after she killed Sarah and her two daughters in a jealous rage. Since her death, many have seen Chloe's ghost, who is said to be wearing a green turban, hovering over beds and peering anxiously into the faces of those sleeping. Another ghost is former owner, attorney William Winter, who was shot when he opened his front door after being called out by a man on horseback. Wounded, Winter managed to stumble back inside and began to climb the stairs when he collapsed on the seventeenth step and died. His ghost can be heard thumping across the foyer and climbing 17 of the 20 steps before the sound fades.

Some say that Gen. Bradford saw the first ghost - a naked Indian girl in the backyard gazebo. Some visitors have seen two young girls peering into bedroom windows or standing at the foot of their beds. Another child delights in jumping up and down on freshly made beds; a maid follows behind smoothing the sheets. And a strange man in khaki tells visitors at the gate that the Myrtles is not open for business.

The current owners insist they didn't know about the otherworldly presences when they bought the house. They are not interested in holding séances on the property, nor do they feel that any of the Myrtles spirits are evil, though they have volumes of pictures and testimonials from hundreds of visitors describing the spirits.