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Trials (Witchcraft)

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:

Testimony of William Warren about Katherine Harrison being a fortune teller, 1668 October 27

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The Samuel Wyllys Papers, 1668-1728, undated, are a group of 88 court documents that include 6 cases of witchcraft (42 documents), 12 cases concerning assault and battery, theft, adultery and other crimes (35 documents), and 11 other documents related to prayers of confession and petition, lists of freemen, poor relief, taxes, and titles to Indian land. .

Dates: 1668 October 27

Witchcraft cases, circa 1662-1692

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The Samuel Wyllys Papers, 1668-1728, undated, are a group of 88 court documents that include 6 cases of witchcraft (42 documents), 12 cases concerning assault and battery, theft, adultery and other crimes (35 documents), and 11 other documents related to prayers of confession and petition, lists of freemen, poor relief, taxes, and titles to Indian land. .

Dates: circa 1662-1692