175 Years of Collecting: A Virginia History Quiz

 

Q: Grace Sherwood faced trial in 1706 for the same accusation that had led to the executions of nineteen people in Salem, Massachusetts, a decade earlier. What was her alleged crime?

A: Sherwood was tried by the authorities in Princess Anne County for witchcraft.

From: Copy of original court record (Virginia Historical Society, Gift of Archibald Taylor)

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Transcript of the Sherwood witch trial