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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 357 words

Whereas Complaint hath beene made unto me by y® Inhabitants of Westchestt agt Katherine Harrison widdow That she doth neglect to refuse or obey my late Ordr concerning her removall out of ye said*Towne, These are to require you that you give notice unto the said Katherine Harrison as also unto Ca pt» Richard Panton at whose house she resydeth, That they make their personall appearance before me in this place on Wednesday "next being ye 24th of this Instant month, when those of y¢ Towne that have ought to object agt them doe likewise attend,

TRIAL FOR WITCHCRAFT. 137

where I shall edeavo' a Composure of this difference betweene them. Given und' my hand at ffort James in New Yorke this 20 day of August 1670.

To ye Constable of Westchest«.

A warrant to ye Constable of Westchest' to take an Account of ye Goods of Katherine Harrison. These are to require you to take an Account of such Goods as haue lately beene brought from out of his Mati¢s Colony of Connecticott unto Katherine Harrison & having taken a note of ye pticulers that yo retorne ye same unto me for ye doeing whereof this shall be yor warrant, Given und" my hand at ffort James in New Yorke this 25 day of August 1670. To y° ptsent Constable of Westchester.

An Ord concerning Katherine Harrison.

Whereas seuerall Adresses haue beene made unto me by some of ye Inhabitants of Westchestt on behalfe of y¢ rest desiring that Katherine Harrison late of Wethersfeild in his Maties Colony of Connecticott widdow at p'sent residing in their Towne may be ordered to remove from thence & not permitted to stay wthin their Jurisdiction upon an apprehension they have of her grounded upon some troubles she hath layne und" at Wethersfeild upon suspition of Witchcraft, the reasons whereof do not so clearly appeare unto me, Yett notwttstanding to giue as much satisfaction as may be to y® Comp!'s who prtend their feares to be of a publique Concerne I have not thought fitt absolutely to determyne ye matt" at p'sent, but do suspend it untill ye next Gen!!!