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Testimony of John Wakeman

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Title	Case of Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow)
Contributors	Squire, Samuel; Wakeman, John; Barlow, John; Couch, Simon; Grumman, Esther
Date - Created	1691-1692 Sept. 19
Description	Case of witchcraft against Mercy Disbrough of Compo in Fairfield, with testimony by John Wakeman, John Barlow and others.
Subject	Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1714; Staples, Mary; Compo (Conn.); Fairfield (Conn.); Westport (Conn.)
Geographic Coverage	Fairfield; Westport
Source	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97
Physical size	5 manuscript documents, silked, size varies; Bound with collection, 39.4 x 27.9 cm.
Relation - Is Part Of	Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 37-41
Type	image
Format - Digital	jpeg
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_no037_042

Title	Testimony of John Wakeman
Document Title	Case of Mercy Disbrough (Mercy Disbrow)
Contributors	Squire, Samuel; Wakeman, John
Date - Created	1692 Sept. 15
Description	John Wakeman and Sam(ue)ll Squier testified they saw Mercy Disborow put into the water and swim upon it.
Subject	Trials (Witchcraft); Trials -- Connecticut -- History -- 17th century; Disbrow, Mercy Holbridge, ca. 1637-ca. 1714; Staples, Mary; Compo (Conn.); Fairfield (Conn.); Westport (Conn.)
Transcript	mr John wakeman aged 32 years. & Samll squire made oath that/ they saw {Eliza Cl} Mercy Disborow , put into the water & that she -/ swam upon the water, this done in court septr 15 1692 Test/ John Allyn secyr/
Geographic Coverage	Fairfield; Westport
Source	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 000, Classified Archives, Samuel Wyllys papers, call no. 974.6 fW97
Physical size	Manuscript, 2.125 x 6.625 in.
Relation - Is Part Of	Samuel Wyllys papers. Document No. 39
Type	image
Format - Digital	jpeg
Date - Digital	10/1/2008
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_039.jpg

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