by Kori Isaac | Jul 3, 2023
Salem Witchcraft Papers The Salem Witch Trials were a series of court hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of committing witchcraft in Colonial Massachusetts from early 1692 to mid-1693. [1]The hysteria began when two young girls in the household of...
by Maille McDermott | Apr 30, 2023
The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692 is an unpublished manuscript by Gov. Thomas Hutchinson, providing an account of the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. Written over a century after the events it describes, it draws on contemporary accounts and eyewitness...
by Willie Stevens | May 4, 2022
In history we always hear stories about certain events; however, it’s rare to find pieces of history written by a first person source during that time period. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Morals is just this. It is a collection of poems written by...
by Ethaniel Vega | May 1, 2022
The historical piece that I chose is called Porto Rico [San Juan]. This piece is part of the N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints in the New York Public Library Digital Collections. This still image was issued in 1671 and touches on some...
by Emily Brennan | May 1, 2021
This historical piece is titled, To John Foster. It is a letter written by a woman who is being accused of being a witch. She is essentially explaining how absurd some of these accusations are, and asking for a consideration for mercy. This was written in 1692, when...