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Maine, Indian Land Speculation, And The Essex County Witchcraft Outbreak Of 1692, Emerson Baker
Maine, Indian Land Speculation, And The Essex County Witchcraft Outbreak Of 1692, Emerson Baker
Emerson Baker
On Thursday, September 1, 1692, the elite of Massachusetts society took a break from the ongoing horror of the Essex County witch trials to celebrate the marriage of Major John Richards and Anne Winthrop. It was the second marriage for Richards, a prominent merchant and member of the Governor's Council whose deceased first wife was the widow of Anne's uncle Adam Winthrop. It was the first marriage for the bride, the daughter of the late John Winthrop Jr., and no less a figure than Lieutenant Governor William Stoughton presided over the ceremony. Though no wedding list survives, one can come …