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| The Black Man of the Forest with His Familiar | |
Illustration from Chap-Book of the 18th Century by John Ashton (L.Chatto and Windus,1882). Witches were thought to own or associate with strange animals and evil creatures called "familiars." These are described in many of the original documents of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria. |
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| (courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA) | |
| citation: http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/images/image.php?name=MMD188 |