K. David Goss (USA Gordon College)

Documents of the Salem Witch Trials

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through its extensive use of primary source materials and provision of explanations, this book places readers into the context of late 17th-century Salem to shed light on one of the darkest events in American historyâ the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials are one of the most fascinating events in American history.

Produktdetails

• Eyewitness to History
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781440853203
• ISBN-10: 1440853207
• Artikelnr.: 48329531

Autorenporträt

K. David Goss is Assistant Professor of History at Gordon College, USA, specializing in American history and museum studies. His many published works include Cornerstones of Salem (2000) and Treasures of a Seaport Town (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents Historical Introduction Chronology Chapter 1 February to May 1692 1. Governor William Phips
"Letter Two of Governor William Phips
" February 21
1692/1693 2. Unknown
"Deposition of Elizabeth Hubbard v. Tituba
" February 25
1691/1692 3. Unknown
"Deposition of Ann Putnam
Jr. v. Tituba
" February 25
1691/1692 4. Ezekiel Cheever
"The Examination of Tituba
" March 1
1691/1692 5. Samuel Parris
"Deposition of Samuel Parris v. Tituba
" March 1
1691/1692 6. Deodat Lawson
"A Brief and True Narrative of some Remarkable Passages Relating to Sundry Persons Afflicted by Witchcraft
Salem Village
" March to April 5
1692 7. Unknown
"Examination of Sarah Osborne
" March 1
1691/1692 8. Ezekiel Cheever
"Examination of Sarah Good
" March 1
1691/1692 9. Ezekiel Cheever
"Examination of Tituba-A Second Version
" March 1
1691/1692 10. Jonathan Corwin
"Summary of Examinations of Tituba
" March 1
1691/1692 11. Constable George Locker
"Officer's Return
" March 1
1691/1692 12. Unknown
"Tituba's Second Examination
" March 2
1691/1692 13. Unknown
"Mary Walcott v. Dorothy Good
" March 21
1691/1692 14. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Warrant v. Dorothy Good
" March 23
1691/1692 15. Samuel Braybrook
"Officer's Return
" March 24
1691/1692 16. Unknown
"Ann Putnam
Jr. v. Dorothy Good
" March 24
1691/1692 17. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Examination of Rebecca Nurse
" March 24
1691/1692 18. Unknown
"Mercy Lewis v. Dorothy Good
" April 3
1692 19. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Indictment No. 1 v. Sarah Cloyce
for Afflicting Abigail Williams
" April 9
1692 20. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Indictment No. 2 v. Sarah Cloyce
for Afflicting Mary Walcott
" April 9
1692 21. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Warrant for the Arrest of Giles Corey
Mary Warren
Abigail Hobbs
and Bridget Bishop
" April 18
1692 22. Samuel Parris
"Examination of Bridget Bishop
First Version
" April 19
1692 23. John Rucke
"Indictment v. Bridget Bishop
No. 1
" April 19
1692 24. John Rucke
"Indictment v. Bridget Bishop
No. 2
" April 19
1692 25. John Rucke
"Indictment v. Bridget Bishop
No. 3
" April 19
1692 26. John Rucke
"Indictment v. Bridget Bishop
No. 4
" April 19
1692 27. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Examination of Mary Warren
" April 19
1692 28. Unknown
"Examination of Mary Warren in Prison
" April 20
1692 29. Unknown
"Examination of Mary Warren
" April 21
1692 30. Unknown
"Deposition of Ann Putnam
Jr. v. George Burroughs
No. 1
" April 21
1692 31. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Examination of Mary Black
" April 22
1692 32. Elisha Hutchinson
"Warrant for Arrest of George Burroughs
" April 30
1692 33. Unknown
"Deposition of Ann Putnam
Jr. v. George Burroughs
No. 2
" May 5
1692 34. Unknown
"Deposition of Deliverance Hobbs v. Bridget Bishop et al.
" May 3
1692 35. Unknown
"Examination of Rev. George Burroughs
" May 9
1692 36. Unknown
"Indictment v. George Burroughs
for Afflicting Elizabeth Hubbard
" May 9
1692 37. Unknown
"Indictment v. George Burroughs
for Afflicting Mercy Lewis
" May 9
1692 38. Unknown
"Indictment v. George Burroughs
for Afflicting Ann Putnam
" May 9
1692 39. Unknown
"Indictment v. George Burroughs
for Afflicting Mary Walcott
" May 9
1692 40. Unknown
"Examination of Mary Warren
" May 12
1692 41. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Warrant v. Roger Toothaker
" May 18
1692 42. John Hale
"Deposition of Rev. John Hale et al. v. Sarah Bishop
" May 20
1692 43. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Deposition of Thomas Putnam and Ezekiel Cheever v. Tituba
" May 23
1692 44. Unknown
"Thomas Gage and Pickworth v. Roger Toothaker
" May 23
1692 45. John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin
"Warrant for Apprehension of Martha Carrier and Officer's Return
" May 28
1692 46. William Stacey
"Deposition of William Stacy v. Bridget Bishop
" May 30
1692 47. Unknown
"Examination of Martha Carrier
" May 31
1692 48. Unknown
"Indictment No. 1 v. Martha Carrier
for Afflicting Mary Walcott
" May 31
1692 49. Unknown
"Indictment No. 2 v. Martha Carrier
for Afflicting Elizabeth Hubbard
" May 31
1692 50. John Hathorne and Jonathan Cowrin
"Warrant for Apprehension of Wilmott Reed
" May 28
1692 51. Unknown
"Indictment v. Wilmott Reed
No. 1
" May 31
1692 52. Unknown
"Indictment v. Wilmott Reed
No. 2
" May 31
1692 53. Unknown
"Examination of Wilmott Reed
" May 31
1692 54. Reverend Cotton Mather
"Reverend Cotton Mather Letter to John Richards
" May 31
1692 Chapter 2 June to July 1692 55. Elizabeth Hubbard
"Deposition of Elizabeth Hubbard v. Bridget Bishop and Mary Warren
" June 1
1692 56. Thomas Newton
"Confession of Sarah Churchill
" June 1
1692 57. John Hathorne and Jonathan Cowrin
"Deposition of Mary Warren v. Bridget Bishop and Nathaniel Cary
" June 1
1692 58. Susannah Sheldon
"Deposition of Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop
Mary English
Phillip English
Giles Corey
and Martha Corey
" Date Unknown 59. J. Barton et al.
"Physical Examination of Bridget Bishop
Rebecca Nurse
Elizabeth Proctor
Alice Parker
Susannah Martin
and Sarah Good
No. 1
" June 2
1692 60. Rebecah Sharpe et al.
"Physical Examination of Bridget Bishop
Rebecca Nurse
Elizabeth Proctor
and Susannah Martin
No. 2
" June 2
1692 61. Unknown
"Deposition of John Bly
Sr. and Rebecca Bly v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 62. Unknown
"Deposition of John Bly
Sr. and William Bly v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 63. Unknown
"Deposition of John Cook v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 64. Unknown
"Deposition of John Louder v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 65. John Hathorne
"Deposition of Richard Coman v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 66. Steph Sewall
"Deposition of Samuel and Sarah Shattuck v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 67. Unknown
"Deposition of Susannah Sheldon v. Bridget Bishop
" June 2
1692 68. William Stoughton
"Death Warrant for Bridget Bishop
" June 10
1692 69. Reverend Cotton Mather et al.
"The Return of Several Ministers Consulted by His Excellency and the Honorable Council upon the Present Witchcrafts in Salem Village
" June 15
1692 70. Benj'a Walker et al.
"Return of the Coroner's Jury on the Death of Roger Toothaker
" June 16
1692 71. Rebecca Nurse
"Petition of Rebecca Nurse to the Court
" June 28
1692 72. Robert Payne
"Indictment No. 1 v. Candy
for Afflicting Mary Walcott
" July 2
1692 73. Robert Payne
"Indictment No. 2 v. Candy
for Afflicting Ann Putnam Jr.
" July 2
1692 74. John Hathorne
"Examination of Candy
" July 4
1692 75. William Stoughton
"Death Warrant for Sarah Good
Rebecca Nurse
Susannah Martin
Elizabeth How
and Sarah Wilds
" July 19
1692 76. Assorted Friends and Neighbors of Mary Bradbury
"Petition for Mary Bradbury
" July 22
1692 77. Unknown
"Indictment v. Mary Bradbury
for Afflicting Timothy Swan
" July 26
1692 78. Thomas Bradbury
"Testimony of Thomas Bradbury for Mary Bradbury
" July 28
1692 Chapter 3 August to December 1692 79. Examination Committee
"The Physical Examinations of George Burroughs and George Jacobs
Jr.
" August 4
1692 80. Samuel Sibley
"Samuel Sibley against John Proctor
" August 5
1692 81. Reverend John Wise
"Petition for John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor No. 1
" August 5
1692 82. Nathaniel Felton Sr. and Others
"Petition for John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor No. 2
" August 5
1692 83. Abraham Haseltine
"Indictment v. Mary Bridges
Jr. for Afflicting Rose Foster
No. 1
" August 25
1692 84. Hon. William Stoughton
"Verdict and Death Sentence for Abigail Faulkner
" September 17
1692 85. Stephen Sewell
"Summons for Witnesses v. Mary Bradbury
" September 5
1692 86. Stephen Sewell
"Summons for Mary Towne and Rebecca Towne
" September 8
1692 87. Ann Putnam
"Ann Putnam Jr. v. Mary Bradbury
" September 8
1692 88. Mary Warren
"Deposition of Mary Warren v. Mary Bradbury
" September 9
1692 89. Mercy Lewis
"Deposition of Mercy Lewis v. Giles Corey
" September 9
1692 90. Robert Payne
"Indictment No. 3 v. Sarah Cloyce
for Afflicting Rebecca Towne
" September 9
1692 91. Mary Easty
"Petition of Mary Easty
" c. September 9 to 21
1692 92. Stephen Sewell and James Smith
"Summons for Witnesses against Wilmot Redd
" September 13
1692 93. Mary Warren
"Mary Warren v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 94. Ann Putnam Jr.
"Ann Putnam
Jr. v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 95. Sarah Dodd
"Sarah Dodd v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 96. Ambrose Gale
"Ambrose Gale v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 97. Charity Pitman
"Charity Pitman v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 98. Mary Walcott
"Mary Walcott v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 99. Elizabeth Hubbard
"Elizabeth Hubbard v. Wilmott Reed
" September 14
1692 100. Thomas Brattle
"The Letter of Thomas Brattle to a Reverend Gentleman
" October 8
1692 101. John Osgood
"Petition of John Osgood and Eight Others
" October 1692 102. Reverend Timothy Osgood and Others
"Petition of the Andover Ministers and Twenty-Two Others
" October 18
1692 103. Gov. William Phips
"Letter One of Governor William Phips
" October 12
1692 104. Abigail Faulkner
"Petition of Abigail Faulkner
" December 3
1692 105. John Osgood and Others
"Petition of John Osgood and Seven Others
" December 1692 106. George Herrick
"The Petition of George Herrick
" December 8
1692 107. Widow Penny and Others
"The Petition of Ten Prisoners at Ipswich
" c. January 1692 108. Reverend Francis Dane
"The Statement by the Rev. Francis Dane on the Andover Outbreak
" January 2
1693 109. Unknown Court Officer
"Recognizance for Dorothy Good
" December 10
1692 110. Reverend Increase Mather
"Rev. Increase Mather's Report of His Conversation in Prison with Mary Bridges
Sr.
" January 1692 111. Jonathan Elatson
"Recognizance for Mary Bridges
Sr.
" January 12
1692/1693 Chapter 4 Post-Salem Witch Trials-The Aftermath 112. Unknown
"The Indictment of Tituba Indian
" May 9
1693 113. Jonathan Elat
"Recognizance for Mary Bridges
Sr.
" January 1692/1693 114. George Jacobs Jr.
"A Statement of Loss Submitted to the Colony of Massachusetts for Damages upon the Estate of George Jacobs
Sr.
Victim of the Salem Witch Trials
" c. 1693 115. Hon. Samuel Sewell
"The Public Apology of the Honorable Samuel Sewall
" January 14
1697 116. Robert Calef
More Wonders of the Invisible World
1700 117. Ann Putnam Jr.
"The Public Confession of Ann Putnam
" August 25
1706 118. Governor Joseph Dudley
"The Massachusetts General Court Makes Restitution
" December 17
1711 Conclusion: The Impact of the Salem Trials to the Present Annotated Bibliography Index