larry brasfield wrote: > if you can't quit sending this to me i will just keep sending it back > every chance i get.. > i will also give copies to serveral other people and let then send you > shit back to you... > when the golden dawn meets again i will give each member a disk with > your messages on it and tell them to get a hotmail.com acct. so that > you can't tie up their computer... do you know that they are trying to > make e-mail long distance now or all of you living in the dark > ages...... i don't want to pay long distance rates to receive this > junk mail....... > > [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 > >