
A forgotten witch hunt in New England
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Springfield, New England
When did inkling of something possibly supernatural start to emerge in springfield? Well, one of the things about thee settlers is that whatever they think they are leaving behind them, they take their own beliefs and their own emotions with them. And so that even yous, if you see glimpses of their beliefs, you don't get a great rash of itchcraft accusations as soon as people arrive in new england. It takes time. But these things don't necessarily automatically surface. They are latent for quite a long time, as they are in other places in new England. Almost like this is a sort of creeping contagene going up the connecticut valley, and almost inevitably, one
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