Salem Witch Trials and Cotton Mather

In this episode we return to a former subject of this podcast, Cotton Mather and tear another chapter from his life story. We first met Cotton in the episode, A Pox to You, where Cotton was the voice of reason, the man of science who stood up to superstitious misgivings and disinformation. He was, not to put too finer point on it, the hero of that story. So how does our man of science and reasoning acquit himself at the Salem Witch Trials?

Spoiler alert. Not good.

This episode features special guest star appearances from Richard Mather, John Cotton, Harvard University, Doogie Howser, Anne ‘Goody’ Glover, Martha Goodwin, Thomas Oakes, Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Parris, Massachusetts, Ann Putnam Jr, Arthur Miller, The Crucible, Susanna Wallcott, Doctor Griggs, George Burroughs, Robert Calef, William Phips, Dorothy Good, Sarah Good, Margret Atwood, Handmaid’s Tale, Peter Miller, Samuel Sewell and Danvers.

Sauces

https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/c_mather.html

https://famous-trials.com/salem/2037-sal-bmat

https://famous-trials.com/salem/2075-asal-ch

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/cotton-mather-and-the-salem-witch-trials/

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A50139.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A70086.0001.001/1:9.1?rgn=div2;view=fulltext

https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/letters/to_richards1.html