Item 7309 - Thomas Burnham deposition against Rachel Clinton, Ipswich, Massachuestts, ca. 1692

Item 7309 - Thomas Burnham deposition against Rachel Clinton, Ipswich, Massachuestts, ca. 1692
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Item 7309
Thomas Burnham deposition against Rachel Clinton, Ipswich, Massachuestts, ca. 1692
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In an April 22, 1692 court deposition, Thomas Burnham, Jr. of Ipswich, Massachusetts accused Rachel Clinton of witchcraft. He accused Clinton of milking his cows, and when caught, she vanished. Later, he claimed she turned into gray cat, which jumped onto his roof. The recorder mistakenly referred to Rachel as Rachel Haskell, but corrected the name to Clinton.

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