The Salem Witchcraft Papers, no. 107: John Proctor

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The Salem Witchcraft Papers, no. 107: John Proctor
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court
date
1692
repository
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive, University of Virginia (transcripts from Boyer and Nissenbaum, The Salem Witchcraft Papers, 1977)
reference
SWP No. 107.7
url
https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n107.html
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transcript
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public

Transcripts of the court papers in the case of John Proctor of Salem Farms, hanged 19 Aug 1692, and his wife Elizabeth. Among them is the Ipswich petition of [5 Aug 1692] for the Proctors (SWP No. 107.7):

"His Breading hath been Amongst us; and was of Religious Parents in o'r place ... upon o'r Consciences we Judge them Innocent of the crime objected."

There are 31 signers (Mollie says 32), among them "Jno Wise," "Tho. Low Sanor" (Deacon Thomas Low), "Thomas Varny" and "Joseph prockter." John Proctor was the brother of Abigail (Proctor), wife of Corporal Thomas Varney of Chebacco.

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  2. title: "The Salem Witchcraft Papers, no. 107: John Proctor"
  3. type: court
  4. date: 1692
  5. repository: Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive, University of Virginia (transcripts from Boyer and Nissenbaum, The Salem Witchcraft Papers, 1977)
  6. reference: SWP No. 107.7
  7. url: "https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n107.html"
  8. seen: transcript
  9. access: public
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  12. Transcripts of the court papers in the case of John Proctor of Salem Farms, hanged
  13. 19 Aug 1692, and his wife Elizabeth. Among them is the Ipswich petition of [5 Aug 1692]
  14. for the Proctors (SWP No. 107.7):
  16. "His Breading hath been Amongst us; and was of Religious Parents in o'r place ... upon
  17. o'r Consciences we Judge them Innocent of the crime objected."
  19. There are 31 signers (Mollie says 32), among them "Jno Wise," "Tho. Low Sanor" (Deacon
  20. Thomas Low), "Thomas Varny" and "Joseph prockter." John Proctor was the brother of
  21. Abigail (Proctor), wife of Corporal Thomas Varney of Chebacco.
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