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House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692, William P. Upham

Label
House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692, William P. Upham
Language
eng
Main title
House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
William P. Upham
Summary
Humble farmer and tavern owner John Procter was swept up in the tide of hysteria surrounding accusations of witchcraft that rocked Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century. In the aftermath of a flurry of back-and-forth suspicions and allegations, Procter was eventually convicted and hanged. This concise account tells the story with a focus on Procter's perspective
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