Proctor to Danforth about Paris

Judge Danforth
1365 Woodburn Road
Salem, Massachusetts 01971
August 1, 1692
Dear Judge Danforth,
I write to you in dire urgency to not trust Reverend Parris. I hath not always been a man of God, my sins burn at me everyday and I am by far no saint; however, I hath seen the greed in the Reverend’s ways. Since the day he hath arrived in Salem, he expressed need of golden candlesticks, as if the glorification of the Lord and being in his holy house were not enough. His preachings of damnation and hellfire hath corrupted his views and implanted the possibility of devoted Christians giving their names to the Devil.  At the beginning of these witch hunts he complained of his sixty-pound salary, stating that he was “not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College.” The greed and jealousy was instilled in his mind before the excuse of witches.

I would also like to mention that it seems rather ironic that the man full of greed should be the uncle of the first accuser of another being claimed to the Devil. Betty, seeming ill, suddenly screamed of witches after hearing a private and vile conversation between Abigail Williams and myself. My sins are clear, I be a liar and she be a whore but I would never risk innocent lives. Abigail Williams began this massive lie in attempt to save her from the exposure of her own sins. Now the lying whore has fled the town and what be it? We sit in angst, awaiting the trials to hang innocent people. I beg of you Judge Danforth, reconsider the statements of a young, lustful girl making claims about devoted members of our community. By the good graces of God, please reconsider.

Sincerely,



John Proctor
3553 Salem Prison
Salem, Massachusetts 01971

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