The Salem witch hunt of 1692 is made up of two parts, namely one in Salem Village followed by another in Andover. The extant written records reveal a hard core of accusers in the Salem Village witch hunt. Besides Thomas Putnam there were his brother Edward Putnam, his brother-in-law Jonathan Walcott, his uncle-in-law Nathaniel Ingersoll, his uncles John Putnam Sr. and Nathaniel Putnam, and his first cousins Jonathan Putnam and John Putnam, Jr. This...
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