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the diaury of samuel sewall

  • exambling of withcraft

    i went to salem, ter was a person accused of witchraft. twas awful to see how the afflicted persons were agitated
  • executson

    to day george burroughs ,john willlard jehn proctor, martha carrier and george jacobs were exucuted at selem , salem s very great number of spector being present Mr . cotton mather
  • calling fast

    a bill is ent in about calling a fast and convocation of ministers that may be led in the right way as to witchcrafts,
  • selem ragedy

    sam 6 recites to me in latin Matthew 12 from the 6 to the end of the 12the verse. the tthe vrse7 did awfully bring to mind the salem traged
  • in the afternoon

    copy of the bill I put up on the fast day , giving it to mr . Willard as he passed dy and standing up at the reading of it and bwing hen finished in the afternoon