i have sent to everyone of the different addresses and some how some one their does't have their shit together i keep getting messages after i have been trying for a week to get off this piece of shit... can i make it any planer... i have kept copies of this and will find who i have to complain to at unit.net to block your address.. [email protected] are all of you so stupid that when someone resquest by mistake that you just keep sending this trash that is not wanter... i hope a real withch puts a spell on you board.....not love and light if you know what i mean.... i am really fed up with this getting something that i can't seem to get off of .... a drug task officer and i were talking last night and she is having the same trouble getting rid of this shit too. [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > SALEM-WITCH-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 53 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonig ["S. Smith" <[email protected]] > #2 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch T ["S. Smith" <[email protected]] > #3 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] > #4 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches [[email protected]] > #5 Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Wit [[email protected]] > #6 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part [[email protected]] > #7 [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists ["flora newby" <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from SALEM-WITCH-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Witch Trials Tonight PBS > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:06:51 -0300 > From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > OK, I was off line so this has probably already been posted ten times, > but Salem Witch Trials tonight on PBS at 8. > > Sue > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Oops/Salem Witch Trials > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:07:40 -0300 > From: "S. Smith" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Oops, that show is on the History Channel at 8. Sorry. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches.....hehehe > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:53:51 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Full-name: Connjer > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:56:11 EDT > Subject: Salem Witches.....hehehe > To: [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 > > The Witches at Salem > 1692 > by Dick Eastman > CompuServe Genealogy Forum > > In the long and bitter winter of 1691-1692, several young girls frequently > gathered > at the parish house of Reverend Samuel Parris where they enjoyed the palmistry > and black magic of a black servant woman named Tituba. She and her husband, > John Indian, had been slaves who were bought by Rev. Parris while he was a > merchant in the West Indies. > > These sessions apparently fired the imaginations of the girls, several of whom > later started performing nightmarish fits and telling tales of witchcraft and > of being > possessed of evil spirits amongst them in Salem. > > The primary instigators were Elizabeth Parris and Abigail Parris, daughters > of Rev. Parris, along with Ann Putnam, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Warren, > Mercy Lewis, Mary Walcott, Elizabeth Booth and Susan Sheldon. Ann > Putnam was 12 years old, the others were in their mid to late teens. > > By the time the hysteria had subsided, many of their neighbors had paid the > ultimate price. > > The following is a list of those hanged at Gallows Hill, Salem, Massachusetts > for witchcraft: > > Name/Village or Town/Date > Bridget Bishop ---- Salem ---- June 10, 1692 > Sarah Good ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 > Susanna Martin ---- Amesbury ---- July 19, 1692 > Elizabeth Howe ---- Ipswich ---- July 19, 1692 > Rebecca Nurse (or Nourse) ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- July 19, 1692 > Sarah Wildes ---- Topsfield ---- July 19, 1692 > George Jacobs ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Martha Carrier ---- Andover ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Reverend George Burroughs ---- Wells, Maine ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > John Proctor ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > John Willard ---- Salem Village (Danvers) ---- Aug. 19, 1692 > Martha Corey ---- Salem Village (Peabody) ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Mary Easty ---- Topsfield ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Alice Parker ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Mary Parker ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Ann Prudeater ---- Salem ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Wilmot Reed ---- Marblehead ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Margaret Scott ---- Rowley ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > Samuel Wardwell ---- Andover ---- Sep. 22, 1692 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In addition, 80 year old Giles Corey was pressed to death on Sep. 19, 1692 > for the "crime" of witchcraft. Giles Corey's execution was dictated because he > stood mute in court. He refused to plead either innocent or guilty. He simply > stood in silence. Many of Corey's friends believed he remained silent in court > because, by doing so under English law, he could leave his property to > whomever > he pleased. Otherwise, the Sheriff would confiscate it. > > Giles reportedly was a stubborn, fiery man who realized that he would not get > a > fair trial. By not pleading one way or the other, English law dictated that a > person > could not be tried, but the penalty for standing mute was "slow crushing under > weights" until a plea was forthcoming or the person died. > > On Monday, September 19, 1692, 80-year-old Giles Corey was led naked to a > pit in the open field beside Salem Jail. He was made to lie down in the pit, > then > six men lifted heavy stones, placing them one by one, on his stomach and > chest. > Giles Corey did not cry out, which perplexed Sheriff Corwin whose duty it was > to > squeeze a confession from the old man. > > "Do you confess?" the Sheriff cried over and over. More and more rocks were > piled onto him, and the Sheriff, from time to time, would stand on the > boulders > staring down at Corey's bulging eyes. Robert Calef, who was a witness along > with other townsfolk, later said, "In the pressing, Giles Corey's tongue was > pressed > out of his mouth; the Sheriff, with his cane, forced it in again." > > Three mouthfuls of bread and water were fed to the old man during his many > hours > of pain. Finally, Giles Corey cried out at Sheriff Corwin, "Damn you. I curse > you > and Salem!" Giles Corey died a few seconds later. Giles' wife Martha was hung > at Gallows Hill three days later. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In the spring of 1693, Sir William Phips, Governor of Massachusetts, > liberated 168 people in Salem's Witch Dungeon who awaiting the hangman's > noose. Several of these people died shortly thereafter from their neglect and > abuse > in the dungeon. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > While the term "Salem Witches" is common nowadays, it ignores the fact that > most of the accused were not from Salem. The jail and site of executions were > in > Salem, but the accused were mostly from other towns and villages in the area. > Only 10 the 134 who were accused and were held in Salem's Jail were from > Salem Towne. The complete count was: > Andover..........38 > Boxford.............2 > Boston...............1 > Amesbury..........1 > Billerica..............6 > Beverly...............6 > Charlestown.......3 > Chelmsford.........1 > Gloucester..........3 > Haverhill.............3 > Great Island........1 > Marblehead........2 > Lynn...................7 > Malden................1 > Reading...............4 > Rowley................1 > Romney Marsh > (today called > Revere)...............1 > Salisbury.............1 > Salem.................10 > Salem Village > (today this is part > of Danvers and > of Peabody).........30 > Topsfield & Ipswich...7 > Wells, Maine..........1 > Woburn................3 > > In addition to the 134 above, another 34 were accused and in various jails > awaiting trial when Governor Phips released all the prisoners. > > Part II > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Back To Family Treasure Time > > --part1_47a29d94.249b2adf_boundary-- > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:54:31 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I don't think this is all totally right.... > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-path: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Full-name: Connjer > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 01:57:41 EDT > Subject: Salem Witches - part II > To: [email protected] > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 > > The Witches at Salem - Part II > 1692 > by Dick Eastman > CompuServe Genealogy Forum > > Miscellaneous notes: > > Martha Carrier and Rebecca Nurse were sisters. > > Ann Foster was the mother of Mary Lacy. > > Mary Lacy of Andover was accused of witchcraft and admitted to it. She said > "me and Martha Carrier did both ride on a stick or pole when we went to witch > meetings at Salem Village." Ironically, those who confessed to being witches > were > not executed, but many of those who denied witchcraft were hung. Mary Lacy > was allowed to go free after her "confession" but she had damned Martha > Carrier > in the process. Martha was hung a few weeks later. > > Mary Lacy's mother, Ann Foster, died in a Salem Dungeon due to ill treatment > from Sheriff George Corwin. > > Sarah Osborne and Sarah Dustin were both convicted of witchcraft and sentenced > to be hung but both died in the Salem Dungeon from exposure, ill treatment and > lack of adequate food before the sentences could be carried out. > > Rebecca Nurse was first granted a reprieve by the jury in her witchcraft case. > Judge John Hathorne refused to accept the verdict and he convinced the jury to > change their verdict. Judge Hathorne is now known as Salem's "witch hanging > judge" and also was the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author > of the "House of Seven Gables." > > Rebecca Nurse was 70 years old when executed. > > Martha Corey was 60 years old when executed. She was generally disliked > by her neighbors, something that may have been a contributing factor to her > being > accused. Years earlier she had given birth to an illegitimate child which > apparently > had not been well-received by the Puritans of Salem. > > Reverend George Burroughs had earlier been pastor of the Salem Village > church but had left for a parish in Wells, Maine after arguments with Ann > Putnam, the mother of the 12-year-old of the same name. In 1692, daughter > Ann Putnam testified that Rev. Burroughs had appeared before her in an > apparition one night asking her to sign the Devil's books. Two women also > appeared in this apparition, Ann Putnam reported that they were the Rev. > Burroughs' first and second wives. These wives "told" Ann Putnam that Rev. > Burroughs had murdered both of them. > > Based upon this apparition, Rev. Burroughs was brought back to Salem, > tried for witchcraft, found guilty and executed. > > John Alden, son of the couple John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was a resident > of Boston when accused by the young girls of Salem of witchcraft. Alden was > arrested and brought to Salem to face the girls. When Alden approached them > in court, the girls who had accused him all fell to the floor in a faint. > Alden then > turned to Judge Hathorne and said, "What's the reason you don't fall when I > look > at you?" Hathorne had no answer, but he imprisoned Alden anyway. Three months > later John Alden managed to escape from jail and he was never apprehended. > > Mary Bradbury of Salisbury was found guilty of witchcraft, but managed to > escape > the jail before execution. She apparently had assistance in this from her > friends and > relatives, she was never re-captured. > > Bridget Bishop was the first to be hung for witchcraft. There is still debate > today > as to whether or not she should be included in the list of Salem witches of > 1692. > Bridget Bishop had been tried for witchcraft in 1679 and acquitted. She was a > twice-widowed tavern owner, owning "an ordinary" on the road between Salem > and Beverly. She served a new and powerful drink called "rum" to many of the > sailors who frequented her place. The sailors also played an evil new game > called > "shuffleboard" that upset many of the neighbors. Bridget wore bright clothes, > a > major offense in the eyes of the Puritans of Salem. Bridget apparently was > condemned more for her lifestyle and for the veiled accusations of > prostitution > that cannot be proven or disproven today. > > During this time, two dogs were also hung by the neck at Gallows Hill because > one of the girls said they had appeared to her as the Devil'sdisciples and > gave her > the evil eye. > > There is a popular theory today that mouldy rye was the real cause of the > Salem hysteria. An article in "Science Magazine," April 2, 1976, by Linda, > Caporael, a University of California graduate student, reveals that the > physical > afflictions of the accusing girls might have been caused by "Convulsive > Ergotism", > a disorder resulting from the ingestion of contaminated rye grain. "Rye, which > grows in low, wet ground, yields ergot," wrote Miss Caporael. Rye was known > to be a staple in the diets of the Salem Puritans. Rye was a common ingredient > of bread and was eaten as a cereal. Judge Sewall's diary for the summer of > 1692 > states that the rye harvest was during a time that was "rainy and warm, hot > and > stormy." Ergot (claviceps purpura) is spread by a fungus that causes symptoms > of > hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling sensation > in the skin > and muscular contractions. Linda Caporael adds that "females and children are > more likely to get ergot poisoning than the males. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Several young girls and a black servant were the primary instigators of the > witchcraft hysteria. Of these, Ann Putnam confessed her fraud 14 years later > at > the age of 26. She had her minister read the confession at Sunday service "It > was a great delusion of Satan that deceived me in that sad time whereby I > justly > fear I have been instrumental to bring upon myself and this land the guilt of > innocent blood." > > The primary instigator apparently was the black servant Tituba. She was > then accused of witchcraft herself, spent 14 months in jail and was finally > sold > into slavery. > > The only person who seemed to profit from the witchcraft hysteria was > Sheriff George Corwin who confiscated property and pocketed fees collected > from the accused and their relatives. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Much of the above information was obtained from: > > "Witches and Wizards" > by Robert Ellis Cahill > former Essex County (Mass.) Sheriff > and Keeper of the Salem Jail. > > Supplemental material came from > a number of other sources. > > Back To Family Treasure Time > > --part1_2b7574f1.249b2b07_boundary-- > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Fwd: Salem Witches - part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 05:34:39 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In a message dated 6/18/99 4:56:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > <<I don't think this is all totally right....>> > > You are right. > Abby > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Salem Witches Part II > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:59:46 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > To Jenn: > > At first glance, there is definitely an error......Rebecca Nurse was a sister > to Mary Estey and Sarah Cloyce. Rebecca and Mary were hung and Sara was > later released. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Lists > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:32:41 -0500 > From: "flora newby" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Can anyone give me any leads regarding sites that I can search for the > people that were hung during the Salem Witch trials I believe I have a few > relatives on that list thanks Flora