Project Gutenberg 2024-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 220 Hutchinson, Thomas 1711 1780 Hutchinson, T. (Thomas) Philopatriae Hutchinson, Gov. Thomas Poole, William Frederick 1821 1894 Poole, William F. (William Frederick) 05002279 The witchcraft delusion of 1692 $aBoston :$bDavid Clapp & Son, $c1870. Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692" by Gov. Thomas Hutchinson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the events surrounding the Salem witch trials, exploring the complex social and legal dynamics that led to the widespread accusations and executions of alleged witches. Through a detailed examination of court proceedings and societal reactions, Hutchinson aims to shed light on the interplay between superstition, law, and public hysteria during this tumultuous period. At the start of the manuscript, Hutchinson discusses the difficulty in locating specific portions of his original writings regarding the witchcraft trials, hinting at the chaos surrounding the events and their documentation. He outlines the preliminary actions taken by local authorities in response to accusations of witchcraft, noting the establishment of courts and the appointment of officials for the trials. The narrative distinguishes between earlier manifestations of witchcraft accusations in Massachusetts and the more famed Salem trials, establishing a context for understanding how societal fears led to judicial practices that often disregarded rationality and justice. Hutchinson emphasizes the need for careful examination of the circumstances and motivations behind such accusations, setting the stage for a critical analysis of the Salem witch trials that follows in the manuscript. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/witchcraftdelusi00hutc/page/n6/mode/2up 20220920203503hutchinson 1870 US Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Witchcraft -- New England BF Text Category: History - American Category: History - Religious Category: Law & Criminology 204245 2025-09-28T14:19:52.576537 text/html 178068 2024-01-04T22:55:54 text/html 218869 2025-09-28T14:19:56.881541 application/epub+zip 220818 2025-09-28T14:19:53.793600 application/epub+zip 183660 2025-09-28T14:19:53.116547 application/epub+zip 647261 2025-09-28T14:19:59.199567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644103 2025-09-28T14:19:56.359572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171458 2025-09-28T14:19:52.111538 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151540 2024-01-04T22:55:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17232 2025-09-28T14:19:59.443500 application/rdf+xml 13220 2025-09-28T14:19:53.333534 image/jpeg 2025 2025-09-28T14:19:53.222545 image/jpeg 381986 2025-09-28T14:19:52.595597 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia