I believe sir that you have done only beneficial acts for our stunning town of Salem, Massachusetts, and I am proud to be a resident of this place with you as the governor of our people. Our town is becoming more and more beautiful, and with such a great Governor, and such a great town, Salem must let nothing be in its way to change the greatness of it. Yet this summer much mayhem has happened, people are being accused and killed when they have done nothing wrong. Everyday, people are being indicted for witchcraft. Does it seem rational to you that people are killed for no sensible reason? It should absolutely not, because what is occurring is murder, it is wrong and should be stopped at once. We cannot just go on torturing and killing the innocent, killing women, and killing
From June through September, nineteen men and women have already been convicted of witchcraft. These men and women were taken to Gallows Hill to be hanged. A few months back an eighty year old man was pressed to death with heavy stones because he refused to go to a trial on witchcraft charges. Hundreds of others had to go through the horrible experience of the trial, and many were taken into jail where they eventually decayed.
Many of the citizens accused of dealing with Satan were denounced by their rivals. This is happening not because it is true, but because people envy one another. Is it fair for a person to get killed because his or her enemy is lying and just wants to get rid of them? It is not right, and this is creating a big circle of deception. I heard a story the other day of a great and generous 71-year-old woman, Rebecca Nu