This book offers a record of legal documents written in 1692 and 1693 in connection with the Salem witch trials. It is the most comprehensive collection of those records ever published, and for the first time puts them in chronological order, all transcribed from the original manuscripts.
This book offers a record of legal documents written in 1692 and 1693 in connection with the Salem witch trials. It is the most comprehensive collection of those records ever published, and for the first time puts them in chronological order, all transcribed from the original manuscripts.
Bernard Rosenthal has written widely on American literature and culture. His monographs include City of Nature and Salem Story, and he has edited published volumes, including an updated edition of The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman, Jr. He is also the author of numerous articles and reviews. Rosenthal has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, one shared with Benjamin Ray, and a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in support of this book. Rosenthal was also a Fulbright lecturer in 1996¿-7 at Tampere University in Finland. Rosenthal edited this volume in collaboration with an international group of ten Associate Editors.
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1. List of facsimile plates 2. General introduction Bernard Rosenthal 3. Legal procedures used during the Salem witch trials and a brief history of the published version of the records Richard Trask 4. Linguistic introduction Peter Grund, Risto Hiltunen, Leena Kahlas-Tarkka, Merja Kytö, Matti Peikola and Matti Rissanen 5. Editorial principles 6. Chronological arrangement Bernard Rosenthal and Margo Burns 7. List of the records of the Salem witch hunt 8. The records 9. Timeline: court of Oyer & Terminer and Superior Court of Judicature 10. Biographical notes Marilynne K. Roach 11. Works cited 12. Acknowledgements 13. Index.
1. List of facsimile plates 2. General introduction Bernard Rosenthal 3. Legal procedures used during the Salem witch trials and a brief history of the published version of the records Richard Trask 4. Linguistic introduction Peter Grund, Risto Hiltunen, Leena Kahlas-Tarkka, Merja Kytö, Matti Peikola and Matti Rissanen 5. Editorial principles 6. Chronological arrangement Bernard Rosenthal and Margo Burns 7. List of the records of the Salem witch hunt 8. The records 9. Timeline: court of Oyer & Terminer and Superior Court of Judicature 10. Biographical notes Marilynne K. Roach 11. Works cited 12. Acknowledgements 13. Index.
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