A Guide to the Primary Sources of the Salem Witch Trials
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Source Citation Witchcraft Papers, no. 20, Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston, MA.
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (2009) No. 21: Deposition of Edward Putnam v. Martha Cory
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    See pp. 98-99 of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt for more information about how dates were assigned.
  • March 21, 1692
  • : Deposition
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    indicates that although there is no date on the document itself, internal references or other evidence make the dating probable

    indicates that there is no original date present in the record itself, and there is a lack of sufficient circumstantial evidence, so the date given is the best approximation
    [?] after the date indicates that a date cannot be established with any level of confidence, and a speculative date or month has been assigned

    See pp. 98-99 of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt for more information about how dates were assigned.
  • Sept. 08, 1692
  • : Sworn at Trial
    of Martha Cory
The Salem Witchcraft Papers (1977) Vol. 1, pp. 264-265: Edward Putnam v. Martha Corey
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive (University of Virginia, 2019) No. 38.15: Deposition of Edward Putnam v. Martha Corey
Woodward's Records of Salem Witchcraft (1864) N/A
Levin's What Happened in Salem? (1960) N/A

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