23h 55min, oct 7, 1692 y - After20 people had been executed in the Salem witch hunt, Thomas Brattle wrote a letter criticizing the witchcraft trials. This letter had great impact on governor Phips, who ordered that reliance on spectral and intangible evidence no longer be allowed in trials.
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23h 55min, oct 7, 1692 y
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