A Guide to the Primary Sources of the Salem Witch Trials
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Source Citation Essex County Court Archives, vol. 1, no. 37, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Judicial Archives, on deposit James Duncan Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (2009) No. 476: Indictment No. 1 of Martha Cory, for Afflicting Elizabeth Hubbard
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  • Aug. 04, 1692†
    • : Indictment
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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†
    • : Billa Vera Presented at Trial
The Salem Witchcraft Papers (1977) Vol. 1, p. 256: Indictment v. Martha Corey, No. 1
Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive (University of Virginia, 2019) No. 38.5: Indictment No. 1 of Martha Corey, for Afflicting Ellizabeth Hubbard
Woodward's Records of Salem Witchcraft (1864) Vol. 1, pp. 51-52: Indictment v. Martha Corey
Levin's What Happened in Salem? (1960) N/A

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