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155. Witch Trials: Elizabeth Howe (part 2)

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In our last episode, we covered Elizabeth Howe's life leading up to 1692, her journey from Yorkshire to Rowley, and the whispers of witchcraft that followed her before any afflicted girls in Salem cried out her name. In part two, we dive into her examination, subsequent testimonies, and trial aftermath. There's even a few research gems at the end. Join Sarah and Jeffrey, your favorite Salem tour guides, for the conclusion of Elizabeth Howe's story. 

  • University of Virginia. Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project. Accessed July 13, 2025. http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/n72.html.
  • Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Judicial Archives, Vol. 1 no. 321–322. Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, MA.
  • Peabody Essex Museum. Salem Witch Trials Collection. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://pem.quartexcollections.com/collections/salem-witch-trials-collection/salem-witch-trials-documents.
  • Mather, Cotton. Wonders of the Invisible World. Boston: Benjamin Harris, 1693. Digital edition via University of Michigan and Archive.org.
  • Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2002.
  • Baker, Emerson W. A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
  • Calef, Robert. More Wonders of the Invisible World. London: Nath. Hillar, 1700.
  • Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867.
  • Graystone, Philip. Elizabeth Jackson of Rowley. Privately published, 1993.
  • Massachusetts General Court. Acts and Resolves, 1711: An Act to Reverse the Attainders of George Burroughs and Others for Witchcraft. Boston, 1711.
  • Topsfield Town Records. Topsfield, Massachusetts. Referenced in Perley family and local governance documentation.
  • Lyrics for "The Rowley Witch" by Beggar's Bridge 
  • "The Rowley Witch" on Spotify

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