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Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) and Goody Miller

Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) and Goody Miller. Testimony of Lidia Penoir (Lydia Pennoyer) about what Abigail Wescot told her

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Title	Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) and Goody Miller
Contributors	Branch, Catherine; Pettit, John; Bell, Jonathan; Wescott, Daniel; Garnsey, Joseph; Wyatt, Nathaniel; Pennoyer, Lydia; Bishop, Joseph: Blatchley, Samuel; Cross, Abigail; Cross, Nathaniel
Date - Created	1692 Aug. 24-Sept. 19
Description	Case of witchcraft against Elizabeth Clawson of Stamford, Mercy Disbrough of Compo in Fairfield and Goody Miller, with testimony by Catherine Branch, John Pettit and others.
Subject	Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Clauson, Elizabeth, 1630 or 31-1714; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1715; Miller, Goody; Branch, Catherine; Fairfield, (Conn.); Stamford (Conn.); Westport (Conn.)
Geographic Coverage	Fairfield (Conn.) ; Stamford (Conn.); Westport (Conn.)
Source	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97
Physical size	12 manuscript documents, silked, size varies; Bound with collection, 39.4 x 27.9 cm.
Publisher	Connecticut State Library
Relation - Is Part Of	Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 25-36
Type	image
Format - Digital	jpeg
Date - Digital	2008 Oct. 1
Language	eng
Rights	Digital image © Connecticut State Library. All rights reserved. Images may be used for personal research or non-profit educational uses without prior permission. For permission to publish or exhibit, see Reproduction and Publication of State Library Collections, http://www.cslib.org/repropub.htm
File name	sa_b2980580_no025_036

Title	Charges of Catherine Branch against Elizabeth Clawson (Elizabeth Clauson), Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow) and Goody Miller. Testimony of Lidia Penoir (Lydia Pennoyer) about what Abigail Wescot told her
Contributors	Pennoyer, Lydia
Date - Created	1692 Aug. 24
Description	Lidia Penoir testifies that her aunt Abigal Wescot said Catern Branch was a liar and that she did not believe any of the women named were witches. Abigal also told Lidia her husband would believe Catern over Mr. Bishop, Lt. Bell or herself.
Transcript	the testimony of Lidia Penoir she saith that she heard/ her ant abigal wescot say that {Ca} her servant gairl/ Catern branch was such a lying gairl that not any boddy/ Could beleive one word what shee said and saith that/ shee heard her ant abigail wescot say that shee did not/ beleive that mearcy nor goody miller nor hannah nor any/ of these women whome shee had apeacht was any more/ witches then shee was and that her husband would beleive/ Catern before he would beleive mr bishop or leiftenat/ {belt} bell or her self --- --- ---/ the testor is Ready to give oath/ Stand ford to s[ai]d testimony/ augt 24th 1692/
Physical size	Manuscript, 4.875 x 6.125 in.
Relation - Is Part Of	Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 32
Rights	Digital image © Connecticut State Library. All rights reserved. Images may be used for personal research or non-profit educational uses without prior permission. For permission to publish or exhibit, see Reproduction and Publication of State Library Collections, http://www.cslib.org/repropub.htm
File name	sa_b2980580_032_dv.jpg

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