Background
Thomas Brattle was born in 1657.
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Thomas Brattle
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He attended and graduated from Harvard College in 1676, later becoming treasurer of the college.
Career
In early October 1692 he wrote a letter to an English clergyman which was critical of the Salem witch trials. Brattle presents a compelling argument against the legal premises and procedures involved in the afflictions, accusations, and executions, with a particular focus on the invalidity of spectral evidence in proceedings. He concludes by saying "I am afraid that ages will not wear off that reproach and those stains which these things will leave behind them upon out land."
Brattle died on May 18, 1713, aged 55.
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Membership
He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1672.
