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Ann Putnam, Jr. Vs. Rebecca Nurse

As with the previous Walcott deposition, this one by Ann Putnam, Jr., was sworn to on June 3, 1692. The body of the deposition is written in one hand while the information at the conclusion relating to the oath is in another. This evidence was submitted in June during the Grand Jury inquest.

The Deposistion of Ann putnam junr who testifieth and saith that on the 13 th march 1691/92 1 saw the Apperishtion of gooddy Nurs: and she did immediatly afflect me but I did not know what hir name was then: tho I knew whare she used to sitt in our Meeting house: but sence that she hath greviously afflected me by biting pinching and pricking me: urging me to writ in hir book and also on the 24 th of march being the day of hir examination I was greviously tortored by hir dureing the time of hir examination and also severall times sence and also dureing the time of hir examination I saw the Apperishtion of Rebekah nurs goe and hurt the bodys of Misry lewes mary wolcott Elizabeth Hubbrd and Abigaill Williams.

ann putnamjunr: did one the oath which she hath taken this har evidens to be the truth. before us the: Juriers for Inquest this 3. dy of June: 1692

jurat in Curia

[Reverse] Ann puttnam.
Goody Nurs