Episode Description
In this episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, we revisit Sunday, March 13, 1692, as Salem Village gathers at the meetinghouse and extraordinary claims disrupt worship after Samuel Parris begins his sermon, including an incident involving Bathsheba Pope and Martha Corey’s alleged specter. We also discuss the next day’s dramatic demonstration by Ann Putnam Jr. that draws attention from multiple adults. Back at the Thomas Putnam household, we cover Ann Putnam Jr.’s report of being assaulted by an unknown specter and how, with prompting from Ann Putnam Sr. and Mercy Lewis, she ultimately identifies the figure as Rebecca Nurse—marking a rapid escalation in accusations immediately following Martha Corey’s identification.
00:00 Salem Meetinghouse Sunday
00:13 Spectral Blinding Incident
00:31 Ann Putnam Hands Stuck
01:01 Rebecca Nurse Accused
01:36 Witch Hunt Escalates
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Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt
Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
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