The Diary of Samuel Sewall
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The Diary of Samuel Sewall is a detailed personal journal by the colonial New England judge that offers a rare, firsthand account of daily life, religion, and major events such as the Salem witch trials in late 17th- and early 18th-century Massachusetts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diary
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Samuel Sewall ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Sewall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| describes |
economic activities in Massachusetts Bay Colony
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legal and judicial practices in colonial courts ⓘ religious beliefs of New England Puritans ⓘ social customs in colonial Boston ⓘ |
| documentType | manuscript diary ⓘ |
| genre |
personal journal
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religious diary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
entries describing court proceedings
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entries describing family life ⓘ entries describing public events ⓘ entries describing sermons and religious observances ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
New England Colonies
ⓘ
surface form:
Puritan New England
Salem witch trials ⓘ
surface form:
Salem witch trials of 1692
|
| historicalUse |
source for biographies of Samuel Sewall
ⓘ
source for studies of colonial legal culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Puritan religion
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Salem witch trials ⓘ colonial Massachusetts politics ⓘ daily life in colonial New England ⓘ |
| medium | handwritten text ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed record of Puritan social and religious life
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documentation of early American legal practices ⓘ firsthand account of Salem witch trials ⓘ insight into colonial commerce and trade ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Puritan ⓘ |
| significanceInAmericanHistory | major primary source for early American social history ⓘ |
| significanceInReligiousHistory | key source on New England Puritanism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
historians of colonial New England
ⓘ
scholars of the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor |
judge
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merchant ⓘ |
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