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Narratives of the New England Witchcraft Cases
About this book
George Lincoln Burr's Narratives of the New England Witchcraft Cases is a definitive collection of firsthand accounts, trial records, and contemporary writings that illuminate the hysteria and legal proceedings of the infamous New England witch trials. Focusing primarily on the 17th-century cases that culminated in the Salem witch trials, Burr presents original documents that reveal the fears, beliefs, and judicial practices of Puritan society.
The book includes key testimonies, ministerial arguments, and legal rulings, offering insight into the cultural and religious anxieties that fueled the persecution of alleged witches. By preserving these primary sources, Burr provides an unfiltered look at how accusations arose, how trials unfolded, and how skepticism and opposition to the trials eventually grew. His careful editorial work contextualizes the narratives, helping modern readers understand the complexities of early American witchcraft prosecutions.
A vital resource for historians, scholars of early American history, and those fascinated by witchcraft trials, this collection sheds light on one of the most notorious episodes of mass hysteria in colonial America.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FACSIMILE REPRODUCTIONS
- NOTE
- PREFACE
- FROM “AN ESSAY FOR THE RECORDING OF ILLUSTRIOUS PROVIDENCES,” BY INCREASE MATHER, 1684
- THE NEW YORK CASES OF HALL AND HARRISON, 1665, 1670
- LITHOBOLIA, BY RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, 1698
- THE PENNSYLVANIA CASES OF MATTSON, HENDRICKSON, AND GUARD, 1684, 1701
- MEMORABLE PROVIDENCES, RELATING TO WITCHCRAFTS AND POSSESSIONS, BY COTTON MATHER, 1689
- A BRIEF AND TRUE NARRATIVE, BY DEODAT LAWSON, 1692
- LETTER OF THOMAS BRATTLE, F. R. S., 1692
- LETTERS OF GOVERNOR PHIPS TO THE HOME GOVERNMENT, 1692-1693
- FROM “THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD,” BY COTTON MATHER, 1693
- A BRAND PLUCK’D OUT OF THE BURNING, BY COTTON MATHER, 1693
- FROM “MORE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD,” BY ROBERT CALEF, 1700
- ANOTHER BRAND PLUCKT OUT OF THE BURNING, OR, MORE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD
- A MODEST INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE OF WITCHCRAFT, BY JOHN HALE, 1702
- THE VIRGINIA CASE OF GRACE SHERWOOD, 1706