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SEWALL, STEPHAN

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SEWALL, STEPHAN
<b>706. STEPHAN SEWALL</b> Brother of Judge Samuel Sewall, Clerk of Court during the Salem Witch Trials and staunch supporter of the Salem methods; Sewall's statements and anecdotes about the trials appear throughout Cotton Mather's 1693 work, Wonders of the Invisible World. Interesting D.S., "<i>Stephan Sewell Juris Peace</i>" 1p. folio, Salem, May 25, 1711, transacting a land sale with deed to the property. Co-signed by Jonathan and Susannah Sewall. Folds, some separation and small holes along them, light scattered soiling, impression from original seal, otherwise quite good and legible throughout.<b>$700-900</b>