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MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1692
John Tarbell & Samuel Nurse for Rebecca Nurse

Rebecca Nurse's son-in-law tells of a visit to the Thomas Putnam how during which learns that the afflicted women of the household are unclear as to who first identified apparition hurting Ann Putnam, Jr., as that of Rebecca Nurse.

John tarball being at the house of thomas putnams upon the: 28 day of this instant march being the yeare 1692 upon descource of many things i asked some questions and among others i asked this question wheter the garle that was afflicted did first speack of of goody nurs before others mentioned to her they said she told them she saw the apperishton of apale fast woman that sat in her granmothers seat but did not know her name: then i replyed and said but who was it that told her that it was good nurs: mercy lewes said was goody putnam that said it was goody nurse: goody putnam said it was mercy lewes that told her: thus they turned it upone one an other saying it as you & it was you that told her: this was be fore any was afflicted at thomas putnams beside his daughter that they told his daughter it was goody nurs arnuel nurs doth testifie to all above written

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John Tarball

(Essex County Court Archives, Sakm Witchcraft Papers, I, 87)