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Salem Witch Trials Daily
by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack
Witch trials unfolded one document at a time. Salem Witch Trials Daily follows the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 in real time, day by day and document by document. Hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, each micro-episode covers the Salem witchcraft accusations unfolding on this exact date. Court examinations. Arrests. Hearings. Petitions. Executions. The real calendar of the Salem witch hunt, built from primary sources and leading scholarship. Free course at aboutsalem.com#witchtrials #SalemWitchTrials #Salemwitchcraft #1692 #Salem #witchcraft #history #colonialamerica #historypodcast #
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Dorcas Hoar Gets a Month to Save Her Soul: September 21, 1692
Dorcas Hoar’s Reprieve Petition and Joan Penny’s Examination Fragment (Sept 21, 1692)On September 21, 1692, Ipswich Constable John Choate arrested Joan Penny and took her to Salem for her examination. A surviving fragment of this hearing indicates she made one mistake while attempting the Lord’s...
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Cotton Mather Prepares to Defame Innocent People: September 20, 1692
On September 20, 1692, Cotton Mather wrote to Stephen Sewall, requesting copies of the records of six to twelve trials of “the principal witches that have been condemned.” He was working on a book (Wonders of the Invisible World) about the trials, which was approved by Gov. William Phips and…
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Giles Cory is Pressed to Death for Standing Mute: September 19, 1692
On September 19, 1692, Giles Cory was pressed to death. According to judge Samuel Sewall, Giles Cory’s old friend, Capt. Thomas Gardner, had spent two days pleading with Giles to change his mind and agree to a trial, to no avail.According to tradition, Giles was pressed in a pasture across the...
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Giles Cory Excommunicated: September 18, 1692
Giles Cory Excommunicated: Putnam’s Letter, Ann’s Torment, and the Ghost of Jacob Goodell The Salem church excommunicated Giles Cory on Sunday, September 18, 1692. The day before, he had refused to answer when he was asked if he would stand trial. His silence was treated as guilt. In other news,...
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The Court Condemns 9 People to Death by Hanging: September 17, 1692
Abigail Faulkner Convicted as Nine Are Condemned: Salem Witch Trials Daily (Sept. 17, 1692) On September 17, 1692, the Court of Oyer and Terminer continued its work in Salem. Before the grand jury and then the trial jury, Abigail Faulkner Sr. faced charges of allegedly afflicting Sarah Phelps and...
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Torture Ordered for Giles Cory: September 16, 1692
Sept. 16, 1692: Mary Parker and Margaret Scott Tried; Giles Cory Stands Mute In Salem on September 16, 1692, Mary Parker and Margaret Scott were tried and 6 new Andover residents were examined. Significantly, Giles Cory was asked if he would stand trial. Instead of answering, he stood mute. For...
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Mary Esty's Petition: September 15, 1692
September 15, 1692: Indictments, Confessions, and Petitions in the Salem Witch TrialsOn September 15, 1692, as grand jurors weighed cases against Sarah Buckley, Rebecca Eames, Margaret Scott, Job Tookey, and Mary Whittredge, Deputy Sheriff George Herrick arrested Sarah Cole on a warrant tied to...
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The Witchcraft Trials of Samuel Wardwell and Wilmot Redd: September 14, 1692
September 14, 1692: Elizabeth Colson Captured, Grand Juries Convene, and Redd & Wardwell Condemned Wednesday, September 14, 1692 was another busy day for the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Salem, as grand juries weighed cases against Sarah Buckley, Margaret Jacobs, Mary Lacey Sr., Wilmot Redd, and...
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Samuel Wardwell Recants His Confession to Witchcraft: September 13, 1692
September 13, 1692: Ann Foster Convicted as Wardwell Recants and John Alden EscapesOn Tuesday, September 13, 1693, Ann Foster, a confessor, was found guilty of witchcraft, and Samuel Wardwell retracted his own confession, perhaps because two confessors were convicted on September 10 and another...
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50 Witches Reportedly Hold a Sabbath: September 12, 1692
September 12, 1692: 50 Witches and a Jail Bill On Monday, September 12, 1692, sisters-in-law Alice and Elizabeth Booth claimed they saw a witches’ sabbat in Salem featuring 50 spectral witches. The Booths said they knew 13 of the witches and that the group shared a sacrament of bread and wine....
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The Excommunication of Martha Cory: September 11, 1692
Samuel Parris Declares a “War with the Lamb” as Salem Condemns Six and Excommunicates Martha Cory On Sunday, September 11, 1692, minister Samuel Parris noted that six people had recently been condemned to die for witchcraft, including Martha Cory (a member of Parris’s church), Mary Esty, Ann...
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Abigail Hobbs Indicted for Covenanting with the Devil: September 10, 1692
Sentences, Warrants, and Grand Jury Indictments: Salem Witch Trials Daily — September 10, 1692 We follow a pivotal day in the Salem Witch Trials as the Court of Oyer and Terminer condemns Martha Cory, Mary Esty, Ann Pudeator, Dorcas Hoar, Mary Bradbury, and Alice Parker to hang, while new…
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Mary Bradbury and Mary Esty Tried for Witchcraft: September 9, 1692
September 9, 1692: Mary Bradbury Convicted, Giles Corey Pressed, Mary Esty SentencedWe take you inside Salem’s town house on Friday, September 9, 1692, as the Court of Oyer and Terminer drives the Salem witch trials forward with grand jury hearings and trials for Mary Bradbury, Giles Corey, and...
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The Witchcraft Trial of Martha Cory: September 8, 1692
Andover’s Mass Touch Test and Martha Cory’s Conviction — September 8, 1692 The Andover phase of the witch-hunt escalates with a rare mass “touch test” at the Andover meetinghouse, where suspects are blindfolded, made to touch the afflicted, and then arrested under a warrant from Justice Dudley...
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The Witchcraft Trials of Ann Pudeator and Alice Parker: September 7, 1692
September 7, 1692: Divination, Spectral Claims, and Guilty Verdicts for Alice Parker and Ann PudeatorWe take you straight into September 7, 1692, as Salem Witch Trials history turns on examinations, divination, and courtroom spectacle. Our hosts follow Rebecca Johnson Sr. and Henry Salter as…
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The Trial of Dorcas Hoar: September 6, 1692
September 6, 1692: Ann Pudeator’s Grand Jury Evidence and Dorcas Hoar’s Guilty VerdictStep into September 6, 1692, as we track a pivotal day in the Salem witch trials: Alice Parker is re-examined, the Court of Oyer and Terminer summons witnesses against Mary Esty, and the grand jury presses…
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Alleged Witches from Gloucester and Reading: September 5, 1692
Touch Tests and Confessions: September 5, 1692 at Salem CourtWe take you straight into the Salem Witch Trials on September 5, 1692, as arrests in Gloucester bring Elizabeth Dicer and Margaret Prince before the Salem justices alongside Jane Lilly, Mary Colson, and Mary Taylor. Our account follows...
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The Search for Witchcraft Suspect Elizabeth Colson: September 4, 1692
Constable Parker’s Arrests and Elizabeth Colson’s Escape — September 4, 1692We follow Reading Constable John Parker as he arrests Mary Colson, Mary Taylor, and Jane Lilly, including a chilling remark attributed to Taylor about Mrs. Marshall facing a fate like Mary Warren’s and a “hotter pot”...
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Elizabeth Dicer and Margaret Prince Suspected of Witchcraft: September 3, 1692
Salem Witch Trials Daily: Gloucester Accusations Spark Arrest Warrant (Sept 3, 1692)We take you to Gloucester on Saturday, September 3rd, 1692, where the Salem Village afflicted girls are brought in to witness chilling spectral attacks targeting Eleanor Babson and her neighbor Mary Sargent. Their...
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The Examination of Mary Parker: September 2, 1692
Mary Parker Stands Firm as Salem Court Erupts, and Cotton Mather Seeks to Vindicate the TrialsWe go to Salem, Massachusetts on September 2, 1692, as justices examine Mary Parker and the courtroom chaos ignites the moment her name is spoken—afflicted girls fall into fits, then briefly recover when...
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The Confession of Samuel Wardwell: September 1, 1692
Sept 1, 1692: Andover Arrests, Salem Examinations, and the Five Mile Pond BaptismsWe follow the Andover arrests that brought Samuel and Sarah Wardwell, Mercy Wardwell, Sarah Hawkes, Stephen Johnson, and 14-year-old William Barker Jr. before Salem justices Bartholomew Gedney, John Hathorne…
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The Enchanted Dance Party: August 31, 1692
Confessions at Five Mile Pond and a Warrant for jurors the Court of Oyer and TerminerWe track the accelerating pressure of the Salem witch trials on August 31, 1692, as Rebecca Eames gives a false confession claiming she and her son Daniel were baptized by the devil at Five Mile Pond, accusing...
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The Minister's Family Suspected of Witchcraft: August 30, 1692
Andover Arrests and the Confessions of Elizabeth Johnson Sr. (Aug. 30, 1692)We follow the August 30, 1692 Andover arrests that sent Abigail Johnson and her mother, Elizabeth Johnson Sr., to Salem on charges of afflicting Martha Sprague and Abigail Martin, then move straight into the surviving...
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307 Witches Reported in New England in 1692: August 29, 1692
Andover Arrests and Confessions: Mary Barker, William Barker Sr., and Mary Marston (Aug. 29, 1692)We follow the Salem witch trials on August 29, 1692, as Andover constable Ephraim Foster arrests Mary Barker, William Barker Sr., and Mary Marston, and Salem magistrates examine their accusations and...
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Accidental Blood Pudding: Salem Witch Trials Daily August 28, 1692
August 28, 1692: A Massachusetts Fast Day Amid Andover, Reading, and Lynn AfflictionsWe follow Sunday, August 28, 1692, as Governor Sir William Phips and the Massachusetts council order another colony-wide fast day to seek mercy amid the “afflicted state of things.” In Andover, the specters of…
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The Examinations of Two John Jacksons: August 27, 1692
The Examinations of John Jackson Jr. and Sr. (Aug. 27, 1692)We take you into Salem’s court on Saturday, August 27, 1692, where justices of the peace examine John Jackson Jr. and John Jackson Sr. amid escalating fits, accusations, and the notorious touch test that appears to “cure” the afflicted…
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Three Johns Arrested for Witchcraft: August 26, 1692
Deputy Sheriff Herrick Arrests Three Rowley Men | Salem Witch Trials Daily (Aug 26, 1692)We follow Deputy Sheriff George Herrick as he closes in on Rowley hired hands John Jackson Sr., John Jackson Jr., and John Howard, seizing them and bringing them to Salem ahead of tomorrow’s examination…
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Was Ann Putnam's Apology Really an Apology: August 25, 1692
Andover Confessions, Witch Meeting Claims, and Ann Putnam Jr.’s 1706 Apology (Aug 25)We take you straight into August 25, 1692, as Boston’s First Church marks a fast day amid drought and the Salem witch crisis, while Salem’s justices examine the Andover Bridges/Post family: Mary Bridges Jr.…
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Mary Green Escapes for a Night and Half a Day: August 24, 1692
Mary Green’s Second Escape: Ipswich Constable William Baker Closes In (Aug 24, 1692)We track a fast-moving manhunt at the height of the Salem Witch Trials as Ipswich constable William Baker searches for and arrests Mary Green, a witchcraft suspect who escapes Ipswich Jail for a second time. Mary,...
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Mercy Short Scolds Satan: August 23, 1692
Mary Green Escapes Again as Mercy Short Confronts the DevilWe follow a dramatic Tuesday in the Salem witch trials timeline on August 23, 1692: John Shepherd helps his sister-in-law, Mary Green, escape Ipswich Jail for a second time, only for her to be recaptured the next day. In Boston, Mercy…
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The Arrest of Ruth Wilford for Witchcraft: August 22, 2026
Ruth Wilford Delivered to Salem: A Missing Examination and a Confessor’s AccusationOn Monday, August 22, 1692, Ruth Wilford—widow of Gilbert Wilford of Haverhill—was arrested and taken to Salem during the Salem Witch Trials. A note on her arrest warrant indicates she was examined that day, yet…
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Philip and Mary English Escape Boston and Jane Hutchinson Hurts Everywhere: August 21, 2026
August 21, 1692: Jane Hutchinson Afflicted and the Englishes Escape Salem CustodyWe follow the Salem Witch Trials on Sunday, August 21, 1692, as Benjamin Hutchinson testifies that his wife, Jane (daughter of Salem Village tavern keeper Walter Phillips), suffers violent pains and believes an “evil...
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Margaret Jacobs' Letter to Her Father from Salem Jail: August 20, 1692
Margaret Jacobs Recants as Spectral Dishes Vanish: Salem Witch Trials Daily — August 20, 1692We recount August 20, 1692, when jailed teenage confessor Margaret Jacobs wrote to her father, George Jacobs Jr., saying her May 11 confession was false and that she had recanted before judges who still...
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In Remembrance of Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Procter, John Willard, and George Jacobs Sr: August 19, 1692
Salem Witch Trials Daily: August 19, 1692 — Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Procter, John Willard, and George Jacobs Sr Hanged for WitchcraftOn Friday, August 19, 1692, Salem executed five people—Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, John Procter, John Willard, and George Jacobs Sr.—bringing…
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Margaret Jacobs Apologizes for Her Confession and Accusations: August 18, 1692
August 1692: Warrants for Ruth Wilford and Frances Hutchins, and a Prison Apology Before Burroughs’ ExecutionWe track the Salem Witch Trials as August 1692 accelerates: on August 18, Timothy Swan accuses Haverhill residents Ruth Wilford and Mrs. Frances Hutchins of afflicting him, Mary Walcott…
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Cotton Mather on Spectral Evidence: August 17, 1692
Cotton Mather Warns Against Spectral Evidence: Salem Witch Trials Daily (Aug 17, 1692)We pick up after a quiet August 16, 1692—no new Salem witch trials court records and no contemporary reports—when local dignitaries, including justices of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, attended Reverend...
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Allegations Against Samuel Wardwell and Margaret Scott: August 15, 1692
August 15, 1692: Wardwell and Scott Accused of Afflicting Martha Sprague and Sarah ColemanWe take you to Monday, August 15, 1692, as accusations intensify in the Salem Witch Trials: Samuel Wardwell and Margaret Scott are alleged to have afflicted Martha Sprague and Sarah Coleman. Wardwell’s later...
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Samuel Parris Gets Mad that People Don't Want to Come to His Church: August 14, 1692
Salem Village Tensions: Parris Confronts Absent Church Members (August 14, 1692)We take you straight into Salem Village on Sunday, August 14, 1692, as the Salem Witch Trials fracture the community even after worship ends. Minister Samuel Parris keeps church members behind to address a growing...
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The Examination of Daniel Eames: August 13, 1692
Daniel Eames Examined: Touch Tests, Poppets, and Andover Accusations (Aug. 13, 1692)We follow the Salem witch trials record on August 13, 1692, as Salem justices examine Daniel Eames of Boxford, with John Higginson Jr. taking notes, amid dramatic claims from afflicted witnesses. Elizabeth Johnson...
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George Jacobs Sr Amends His Will and Daniel Eames Allegedly Afflicts People: August 12, 1692
George Jacobs Sr.’s New Will and Daniel Eames’ Andover Afflictions (August 12, 1692)We trace the legal and personal fallout of the Salem witch trials on August 12, 1692, as George Jacobs Sr. replaces his January will, granting his homestead to his wife Mary only while she remains unmarried, then...
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Examinations of Sarah Carrier, Abigail Faulkner Sr, and Elizabeth Johnson Jr: Salem Witch Trials Daily August 11
August 11, 1692: Sarah Carrier Confesses as Abigail Faulkner and Elizabeth Johnson Jr. Face Salem MagistratesOn August 11, 1692, Salem magistrates examined seven-year-old Sarah Carrier, Abigail Faulkner Sr., and Elizabeth Johnson Jr. Sarah Carrier confessed she had been made a witch as a child by...
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3 Confessions: August 10, 1692
Andover Examinations: The Carrier Children and Elizabeth Johnson Jr. Confess (August 10, 1692)We follow the Salem witch trials to Andover on Wednesday, August 10, 1692, as examinations before Dudley Bradstreet produce confessions from Elizabeth Johnson Jr., seven-year-old Sarah Carrier, and…
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Did the Devil Fool New England: August 9, 1692
Spectral Afflictions in Andover and Robert Pike’s WarningHosts Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack note a brief lull in new court records before recounting events of Tuesday, August 9, 1692: an affliction reported in Andover involving a child of Ephraim Davis, visited by afflicted Ann Putnam Jr. and...
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The Bewitchment of Sarah Phelps: August 6, 1692
Andover Affliction: Sarah Phelps Names Abigail Faulkner (August 1692)Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack recount events from Salem Witch Trials Daily, focusing on Saturday, August 6, 1692, when nine-year-old Sarah Phelps of Andover said she was afflicted by Abigail Faulkner in early August, a detail...
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The Trials of Minister George Burroughs and the Procters: August 5, 1692
Salem Witch Trials Daily: Burroughs and the Proctors Convicted (August 5, 1692)On August 5, 1692, Salem’s townhouse overflowed as George Burroughs, Elizabeth Procter, and John Procter faced witchcraft trials before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, drawing Boston ministers including Deodat Lawson…
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The Trials of John Willard and George Jacobs, Sr: August 4, 1692
August 4, 1692: Mary Clark Stands Firm as Jacobs and Willard Are ConvictedWe’re in Salem on August 4, 1692, where fear, spectacle, and power collide in court as Mary Clark is arrested in Haverhill and examined in Salem, pressed to confess yet refusing to admit to witchcraft despite accusations…
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The Trial of the Queen of Hell, Martha Carrier: August 3, 1692
August 3, 1692: Grand Jury True Bills and Martha Carrier’s Death SentenceWe take you into the packed courtroom of Salem’s Court of Oyer and Terminer on Wednesday, August 3, 1692, as arrests, complaints, and grand jury hearings collide: Mary Post is seized in Rowley, Robert and John Swan accuse…
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Strange Happenings at Casco Bay, Maine: Salem Witch Trials Daily August 2, 1692
Aug 2, 1692: Mary Post Arrest Warrant, Burroughs at Casco Bay, and New Depositions Against Carrier & EnglishWe follow Tuesday, August 2, 1692 as accusers Timothy Swan, Mary Walcott, and Ann Putnam Jr. complain against Mary Post of Rowley, prompting Justice Dudley Bradstreet to issue an arrest...
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War Comes to Billerica: Salem Witch Trials Daily August 1, 1692
August 1, 1692: Witness Summons, Cambridge Ministers, and Border Violence Near AndoverWe follow the Salem Witch Trials Daily entry for Monday, August 1, 1692, as constables in Andover and Billerica summon multiple witnesses—including Allen Toothaker, Ralph Farnum Jr., Benjamin Abbott, and…
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Specters of Richard Carrier, Margaret Scott, and John Willard: Salem Witch Trials Daily July 31, 1692
July 31, 1692: Meetinghouse Afflictions and Spectral Harassment in AndoverOur Salem Witch Trials Daily entry for Sunday, July 31st, 1692 drops listeners straight into the meetinghouse, where a 12-year-old Andover girl says an intense stare from Richard Carrier triggered sudden pain, burning, and…
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Witch trials unfolded one document at a time. Salem Witch Trials Daily follows the Salem witch trials of 1692-1693 in real time, day by day and document by document. Hosted by Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, each micro-episode covers the Salem witchcraft accusations unfolding on this exact date. Court examinations. Arrests. Hearings. Petitions. Executions. The real calendar of the Salem witch hunt, built from primary sources and leading scholarship. Free course at aboutsalem.com#witchtrials #SalemWitchTrials #Salemwitchcraft #1692 #Salem #witchcraft #history #colonialamerica #historypodcast #
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