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There Was Some Mischief in It
2020
Overview
In 1657 William Meaker of New Haven initiated a slander suit against his neighbor, Thomas Mullenner, claiming that the defendant had called him a witch. Questioned by the court, Mullenner explained that several of his pigs had died “in a strange way, and he thought them bewitched” by Meaker. The two men had a contentious history, and the witchcraft accusation that put them at odds was but one act of a longer feud. The trouble started the previous year when Meaker provided testimony against Mullenner as he stood trial for stealing swine. Mullenner lost the case and, among other reparations,
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN
9781501751059, 1501751050
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