Comprised of Essex County’s business and political elites, […
Comprised of Essex County’s business and political elites, [BLANK-1] were a close-knit group who were often related to each other by marriage or business partnerships. For this group, the witch scare of 1692 may have come as somewhat of a relief; these elites had been linked to a number of military failures during the Indian Wars and the presence of a large coven of witches in Essex County allowed this group to blame demonic influence for the fiascoes rather than their own failings or incompetence.
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