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Cover of House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692 by William P. Upham

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House of John Procter, Witchcraft Martyr, 1692

By William P. Upham

Original publication
1904
Language
English
Pages
24
File size
52.7 KB

A local historical investigation follows John Procter’s home, land and memory, grounding Salem’s supernatural panic in the physical landscape of a condemned man.

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William P. Upham’s study traces the property, family history and remembered burial of John Procter, executed during the Salem witch trials. More narrowly focused than general histories, it connects archival documents with the physical landscape surrounding one of Salem’s best-known victims. The book turns legal tragedy into local memory, asking where a condemned life remained inscribed after the court had finished. Houses, boundaries and old roads become silent witnesses to an accusation whose cultural presence never entirely left the ground.

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Early twentieth-century Salem memorial history

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