Annals of Witchcraft in New England, and Elsewhere in the United States, from Their First

Samuel Gardner Drake’s work is an early historical compilation on witchcraft accusations and trials in New England and other parts of the United States. Its importance lies in its antiquarian gathering of sources and stories, and readers will find chronologies, case accounts, and commentary on the persistence of witchcraft belief in American history.

Samuel Gardner Drake was an American antiquarian and historian whose writings included material on witchcraft, folklore, and early colonial belief. Though not an occultist in the strict sense, his works are significant for documenting the historical and cultural contexts of witchcraft traditions in New England.