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Samuel Sewall diary, 1685-1703, page with entry for 19 September 1692

Samuel Sewall diary, 1685-1703, page with entry for 19 September 1692 Manuscript
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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

Samuel Sewall served as one of the judges at the infamous Salem witch trials in 1692 and, on 19 September, described in his diary the gruesome torture and death of Giles Corey. Corey was pressed to death "for standing mute," that is, refusing to answer his indictment for witchcraft.