| | 1 | Author: | Nurse, Rebecca | Add | | | Title: | Rebecca Nurse Collection:
Deodat Lawson's Narrative  | | | | Published: | 1998 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | Rev. Deodat Lawson had served as minister at Salem Village from 1684
to 1688. Upon hearing about the witchcraft outbreak in the village and
that several members of his family may have previously died there under
"the malicious operations of the infernal powers," Lawson decided to
visit his former abode to learn what was happening. Lawson's
observations during the latter part of March and the first of April were
subsequently written into a 10-page pamphlet titled A Brief and True
Narrative and printed by Benjamin Harris of Boston. These short
though tantalizing descriptions give a broader perspective than many of
the surviving court records. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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