The Massachusetts Bay Charter of 1691: Salem Witch Trials Daily January 13, 2026

Salem Witch Trials Daily covers the 1691 Massachusetts Bay charter. We discuss changes brought by this new charter and the situation the revocation of the previous charter caused for the court system. We give a timeline of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and address the outcome of this emergency court.

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780190627805

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781589791329

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780375706905

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1629: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass03.asp

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay - 1691: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass07.asp

Massachusetts Body of Liberties

Salem Witch Trials Daily Hub: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/

Week 2 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-2-salem-village-divided/

Week 1 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-1-setting-the-stage-for-salem/

The Thing About Salem: https://aboutsalem.com

The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692: http://www.17thc.us/primarysources/accused.php