The Salem witchcraft papers, Volume 1: verbatim transcipts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 / edited and with an introduction and index by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum.

The Salem witchcraft papers, Volume 1: verbatim transcipts of the legal documents of the Salem witchcraft outbreak of 1692 / edited and with an introduction and index by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum.
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Header

Front Matter

Case Nehemiah Abbott Jr.

Examination (Examination of Nehemiah Abbott, Jr.)

Case John Alden

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of John Alden)

Footnotes

Examination (John Alden's Account of his Examination)

Mittimus To Mr. John Arnold, Keeper of the Prison in Boston, in the County of Suffolk.

Recognizance (Recognizance for John Alden)

Case Abigail Barker

Indictment (Indictment v. Abigail Barker)

Case Mary Barker

Examination (Examination of Mary Barker)

Examination (Examination of Mary Barker, Second Version)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Barker)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Barker)

Case William Barker, Sr.

Indictment (Indictment v. William Barker, Sr.)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of William Barker, Sr., Mary Marston and Mary Barker, Aug. 25, 1692)

Indictment (Indictment v. William Barker, Sr.)

Examination (Examination of William Barker, Sr.)

Examination (Examination of William Barker, Sr., Second Version)

Section (Confession from Prison of William Barker, Sr.)

Case William Barker, Jr.

Recognizance (Recognizance for William Barker, Jr., and Mary Barker)

Indictment (Indictment v. William Barker, Jr.)

Indictment (Indictment v. William Barker, Jr.)

Examination (Examination of William Barker, Jr.)

Examination (Examination of William Barker, Jr., Second Version)

Case Sarah Bassett

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Bassett)

Case Sarah Bibber

Section (John Porter and Lydia Porter v. Sarah Bibber)

Section (Joseph Fowler v. Sarah Bibber)

Section (Thomas Jacobs and Mary Jacobs v. Sarah Bibber)

Section (Richard Walker v. Sarah Bibber)

Section (Sarah Nurse v. Sarah Bibber)

Case Bridget Bishop Executed, June 10, 1692

Examination (Examination of Bridget Bishop, First Version)

Examination (Examination of Bridget Bishop, Second Version)

Indictment (Indictment v. Bridget Bishop, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Bridget Bishop, No. 2)

Indictment (Indictment v. Bridget Bishop, No. 3)

Indictment (Indictment v. Bridget Bishop, No. 4)

Section (Deliverance Hobbs v. Bridget Bishop et al.)

Section (William Stacy v. Bridget Bishop)

Section (Samuel Gray v. Bridget Bishop)

Section (The Rev. John Hale et al. v. Bridget Bishop)

Section (Samuel and Sarah Shattuck v. Bridget Bishop)

Section (John Louder v. Bridget Bishop.)

Section (John Bly, Sr., and William Bly v. Bridget Bishop.)

Section (Richard Coman v. Bridget Bishop.)

Section (John Bly, Sr. and Rebecca Bly v. Bridget Bishop.)

Section (Mary Warren v. Bridget Bishop and Nathaniel Cary [?])

Deposition (Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop)

Section (John Cook v. Bridget Bishop.)

Section (Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop, Mary English, Phillip English, Giles Corey, and Martha Corey)

Section (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Bridget Bishop and Mary Warren)

Physical examination (Physical Examination of Bridget Bishop, Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, Alice Parker, Susannah Martin, and Sarah Good, No. 1.)

Physical examination (Physical Examination, No. 2.)

Warrant (Death Warrant v. Bridget Bishop)

Case Sarah Bishop

Deposition (James Kettle v. Sarah Bishop)

Section (Elizabeth Balch and Abigail Waldon v. Sarah Bishop)

Case Mary Black

Examination (Examination of Mary Black)

Case Mary Bradbury

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Bradbury, No. 1.)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Bradbury, No. 2)

Answer (Answer of Mary Bradbury)

Complaint (George Herrick v. Mary Bradbury, Sarah Rice, Wilmott Reed, and Elizabeth Fosdick)

Section (Thomas Bradbury for Mary Bradbury)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Deposition (Deposition for Mary Bradbury)

Section (James Allen, Robert Pike, and John Pike for Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Ann Putnam Jr. v. Mary Bradbury)

Section (Samuel Endicott v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Mary Warren v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Richard Carr and Zerubable Endicott v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (James Carr v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Mary Walcott v. Mary Bradbury)

Section (William Carr for Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Mary Bradbury)

Deposition (Sarah Bibber v. Mary Bradbury)

Section (Mary Walcott v. Mary Bradbury)

Case Mary Bridges, Sr.

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Mary Bridges, Sr.)

Section (Rev. Increase Mather's Report of his Conversation in Prison with Mary Bridges, Sr.)

Recognizance (Recognizance for Mary Bridges, Sr.)

Case Mary Bridges, Jr.

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Bridges, Jr., No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Bridges, Jr., No. 2)

Examination (Examination of Mary Bridges, Jr.)

Recognizance (Recognizance for Mary Bridges, Jr.)

Case Sarah Bridges

Examination (Examination of Sarah Bridges)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Bridges, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Bridges, No. 2)

Case Hannah Bromage

Examination (Examination of Hannah Bromage)

Indictment (Indictment v. Hannah Bromage)

Case Sarah Buckley

Examination (Examination of Sarah Buckley 18. May. 1692)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Buckley)

Section (William Hubbard for Sarah Buckley)

Section (Revs. John Higginson and Samuel Cheever for Sarah Buckley)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Sarah Buckley)

Deposition (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Sarah Buckley)

Section (Mary Walcott v. Sarah Buckley)

Deposition (Benjamin Hutchinson v. Sarah Buckley and Mary Witheridge)

Case George Burroughs Executed, August 19, 1692

Complaint (Complaint v. George Burroughs, Lydia Dustin, Susannah Martin, Dorcas Hoar, Sarah Morey, and Phillip English)

Section (Statement of Elisha Hutchinson)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of George Burroughs)

Examination (Examination of George Burroughs and Summary of Evidence)

Indictment (Indictment v. George Burroughs, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. George Burroughs, No. 2)

Indictment (Indictment v. George Burroughs, No. 3)

Indictment (Indictment v. George Burroughs, No. 4)

Summons (Summons for John Ruck et al.)

Summons (Summons for James Greenslit)

Physical examination (Physical Examinations of George Burroughs and George Jacobs, Jr.)

Section (Samuel Webber v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Thomas Greenslit v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Simon Willard and William Wormall v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Simon Willard v. George Burroughs)

Section (Mary Webber v. George Burroughs)

Section (Hannah Harris v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. George Burroughs)

Section (Thomas Putnam, Peter Prescott, Robert Morrell & Ezekiel Cheever v. George Burroughs)

Section (Letter of Thomas Putnam to John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. George Burroughs)

Section (Edward Putnam and Thomas Putnam v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Sarah Bibber v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (Mercy Lewis v. George Burroughs)

Section (Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam v. George Burroughs)

Section (Elizabeth Hubbard v. George Burroughs)

Complaint (Susannah Sheldon v. George Burroughs)

Section (Benjamin Hutchinson v. George Burroughs)

Section (Abigail Hobbs and Mary Warren v. George Burroughs et al.)

Section (Mary Warren v. George Burroughs, John Alden, Martha Corey, and Ann Pudeator)

Deposition (Mary Walcott v. George Burroughs)

Summons (Summons for John Pierce and John Lane)

Deposition (Thomas Putnam and Edward Putnam v. George Burroughs)

Deposition (John Putnam, Sr. and Rebecca Putnam v. George Burroughs)

Section (Elizar Keyser v. George Burroughs)

Section (Memorandum in Case of George Burroughs)

Case Candy

Examination (Examination of Candy)

Indictment (Indictment v. Candy, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Candy, No. 2)

Case Martha Carrier Executed, August 19, 1692

Complaint (Complaint v. Martha Carrier, Elizabeth Fosdick, Wilmott Reed, Sarah Rice, Elizabeth How, John Alden, William Proctor, John Flood, Mary Toothaker and daughter, and Arthur Abbott)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Martha Carrier)

Examination (Examination of Martha Carrier)

Indictment (Indictment v. Martha Carrier, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Martha Carier, No. 2)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Section (Benjamin Abbott v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Sarah Abbott v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (John Roger v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Phoebe Chandler v. Martha Carrier)

Section (Bridget Chandler v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Allen Toothaker v. Martha Carrier)

Section (Samuel Preston v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Mary Walcott v. Martha Carrier)

Deposition (Thomas Putnam and John Putnam, Jr. v. Martha Carrier)

Section (Andrew Foster v. Martha Carrier, Mary Toothaker, and -- Toothaker)

Case Richard Carrier

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Richard Carrier and Andrew Carrier)

Examination (Examination of Richard Carrier)

Indictment (Indictment v. Richard Carrier)

Case Sarah Carrier

Examination (Examination of Sarah Carrier)

Examination (Examination of Sarah Carrier.)

Case Thomas Carrier Jr.

Examination (Examination of Thomas Carrier, Jr.)

Case Bethia Carter, Sr.

Recognizance (Recognizance for Bethia Carter, Sr.)

Case Elizabeth Cary

Complaint (Complaint v. Elizabeth Cary)

Examination (Nathaniel Cary's Account of his Wife's Examination)

Case Sarah Churchill

Section (Confession of Sarah Churchill)

Deposition (Sarah Ingersoll for Sarah Churchill)

Case Mary Clarke

Complaint (Complaint of Robert Swan and John Swan v. Mary Clarke)

Examination (Examination of Mary Clark)

Case Rachel Clenton

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Rachel Clenton)

Summons (Summons of Witnesses v. Rachel Clenton)

Deposition (Mary Fuller, Sr., v. Rachel Clenton)

Deposition (Thomas Boarman v. Rachel Clenton)

Deposition (William Baker v. Rachel Clenton)

Section (Mary Edwards v. Rachel Clenton)

Deposition (James Fuller, Jr., v. Rachel Clenton)

Case Sarah Cloyce

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Cloyce, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Cloyce, No. 2)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Cloyce, No. 3)

Case Sarah Cole (of Lynn)

Complaint (Complaint of Mary Brown v. Sarah Cole)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Sarah Cole)

Complaint (Complaint and Recognizance of Benjamin Larobe)

Examination (Examination of Sarah Cole)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Indictment (Indictment v. Sarah Cole)

Deposition (Mary Eaton, Sr., v. Sarah Cole)

Deposition (Elizabeth Wellman v. Sarah Cole)

Deposition (John Brown v. Sarah Cole)

Deposition (Abraham Wellman v. Sarah Cole)

Section (John Cole v. Sarah Cole)

Deposition (Isaac Wellman v. Sarah Cole)

Case Sarah Cole (of Salem)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Hannah Carroll and Sarah Cole)

Recognizance (Recognizance for Sarah Cole)

Case Elizabeth Colson

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Elizabeth Colson, No. 1)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Elizabeth Colson, No. 2)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Elizabeth Colson in Suffolk County, No. 3)

Case Giles Corey Pressed to Death, September 16, 1692

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Giles Corey, Mary Warren, Abigail Hobbs, and Bridget Bishop)

Section (Officer's Return)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses v. Giles Corey et al.)

Summons (Officer's Return)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Giles Corey)

Deposition (Mercy Lewis v. Giles Corey)

Deposition (Sarah Bibber v. Giles Corey)

Section (Mary Warren v. Giles Corey)

Section (Elizabeth Woodwell and Mary Walcott v. Giles Corey)

Section (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Giles Corey)

Deposition (Benjamin Gould v. Giles Corey)

Section (Susannah Sheldon v. Giles Corey, Elizabeth Proctor, Sarah Buckley, and John Willard)

Section (John DeRich v. Giles Corey and Sarah Pease)

Section (Hannah Small and Martha Adams v. Giles Corey)

Deposition (Elizabeth Booth and Alice Booth v. Giles Corey)

Section (Letter from Thomas Putnam to Judge Samuel Sewall -- Extract)

Case Martha Corey Executed, September 22, 1692

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Martha Corey)

Section (Officer's Return)

Examination (Examination of Martha Corey)

Mittimus (Mittimus for Martha Corey, Giles Corey, Rebecca Nurse, Dorothy Good [sic], Sarah Cloyce, John Proctor, and Elizabeth Proctor)

Indictment (Indictment v. Martha Corey, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Martha Corey, No. 2)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Section (Abigail Williams v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Ephraim Sheldon v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Samuel Parris, Nathaniel Ingersoll and Thomas Putnam v. Martha Corey)

Section (Giles Corey v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Edward Putnam and Ezekiel Cheever v. Martha Corey)

Section (Elizabeth Booth v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Edward Putnam v. Martha Corey)

Deposition (Mercy Lewis v. Martha Corey)

Case Deliverance Dane

Section (Account of Deliverance Dane)

Case Mary De Rich

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Mary De Rich)

Case Ann Dolliver

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Ann Dolliver)

Section (Elizabeth Nicholson v. Ann Dolliver)

Case Lydia Dustin Died in Prison, March 10, 1693

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Lydia Dustin)

Mittimus (Mittimus for Lydia Dustin, Sarah Dustin, Mary Colson, Elizabeth Colson, and Sarah Cole)

Section (Officer's Return)

Case Sarah Dustin

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Sarah Dustin)

Case Rebecca Eames

Examination (Mary Walcott, Mary Warren, and Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Rebecca Eames)

Examination (Examination of Rebecca Eames and Mary Lacey Sr.)

Examination (Second Examination of Rebecca Eames)

Indictment (Indictment v. Rebecca Eames, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Rebecca Eames, No. 2)

Section (Petition of Rebecca Eames)

Case Mary Easty Executed, September 22, 1692

Complaint (Complaint of John Putnam, Jr. and Benjamin Hutchinson)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Mary Easty)

Examination (Examination of Mary Easty)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Easty, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Mary Easty, No. 2)

Summons (Summons for Witnesses)

Section (Excuse of Mary Towne)

Summons (Summons for Mary Towne and Rebecca Towne)

Section (Thomas Fosse and Elizabeth Fosse for Mary Easty)

Section (John and Mary Arnold for Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyce)

Section (George Herrick and John Putnam, Jr., v. Mary Easty)

Deposition (Jonathan Putnam, James Darling, Benjamin Hutchinson and Samuel Braybrook v. Mary Easty)

Deposition (Mary Walcott v. Mary Easty)

Section (Sarah Bibber v. Mary Easty)

Section (Mary Warren v. Mary Easty)

Deposition (Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Mary Easty, John Willard, and Mary Witheridge)

Examination (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Mary Easty)

Deposition (Elizabeth Hubbard v. Mary Easty, John Willard, and Mary Witheridge)

Deposition (Samuel Abby v. Mary Easty, John Willard, and Mary Witheridge)

Section (Sarah Trask v. Mary Easty, John Willard, and Mary Witheridge)

Deposition (Edward Putnam v. Mary Easty)

Deposition (Samuel Smith v. Mary Easty)

Section (Margaret Reddington v. Mary Easty)

Section (Petition of Mary Easty and Sarah Cloyce)

Section (Petition of Mary Easty)

Case Esther Elwell

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Esther Elwell, Abigail Roe, and Rebecca Dike)

Section (Testimony of James Stevens)

Case Martha Emerson

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Martha Emerson)

Examination (Examination of Martha Emerson)

Indictment (Indictment v. Martha Emerson)

Case Joseph Emons

Recognizance (Recognizance and Complaint against Joseph Emons)

Case Phillip English

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Phillip English, Sarah Morey, and Dorcas Hoar)

Section (Officer's Return)

Warrant (Warrant for Arrest of Phillip English, No. 2)

Indictment (Indictment v. Phillip English, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Phillip English, No. 2)

Section (William Beale v. Phillip English)

Deposition (Mercy Lewis v. Phillip English, Mary English, Lydia Dustin, Elizabeth Johnson, and Thomas Farrer)

Complaint (Susannah Sheldon v. Phillip English, Sarah Buckley, and Mary Witheridge)

Case Thomas Farrer

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr., Thomas Putnam and Robert Morrill v. Thomas Farrer)

Indictment (Indictment v. Thomas Farrer)

Case Edward Farrington

Indictment (Indictment v. Edward Farrington, No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Edward Farrington, No. 2)

Case Abigail Faulkner, Sr.

Examination (Examination of Abigail Faulkner, Sr.)

Indictment (Indictment v. Abigail Faulkner, Sr., No. 1)

Indictment (Indictment v. Abigail Faulkner, Sr., No. 2)

Deposition (Rose Foster v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Mary Walcott v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Martha Sprague v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Mary Warren v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Sarah Phelps v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Abigail Faulkner)

Deposition (Ann Putnam, Jr. v. Abigail Faulkner)

Section (Verdict and Death Sentence v. Abigail Faulkner)

Section (Petition of Abigail Faulkner)