Excerpt from An Analytical Index to the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne: With a Sketch of His Life The son of this William was John, who bore the title of Colonel, and was a judge during the famous witch-trials of Salem. In this capacity he is recorded to have been bitter and stem, and an instance of his severity toward a woman, as related by her husband.

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