A Guide to the Primary Sources of the Salem Witch Trials
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Source Citation Witchcraft Papers, no. 18, Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston, MA.
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (2009) No. 444: Summons for Witnesses v. Martha Carrier, and Officer's Return
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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.
  • July 30, 1692
    • : Summons for Witnesses
    No symbol after the date indicates that the assigned date is certain. This is typically based on the inclusion of the date in the text of the document

    † 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.
  • Aug. 1, 1692
    • : Officer's Return
The Salem Witchcraft Papers (1977) Vol. 1, pp. 188-189: Summons for Witnesses
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive (University of Virginia, 2019) No. 24.7: Summons for Witnesses
Woodward's Records of Salem Witchcraft (1864) N/A
Godbeer's The Salem Witch Hunt (2011) N/A
Levin's What Happened in Salem? (1960) N/A

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