At the turn of the 19th century, the Rev. William Bentley was constantly on the alert for Salem fires. But unlike many...
On Dec. 30, 1776, Mary Vial Holyoke lost her seventh child, 25-day-old Henrietta, nicknamed Harriet. She had lost five of her previous...
Little that happened in Salem, Mass., escaped the attention of the Rev. William Bentley while he served as minister of the East Church...
Salem minister William Bentley believed his brother Thomas led a life of dissipation because he was named after the wrong grandfather. William...
In January 1794, Elias Hasket Derby was eagerly awaiting the return of his ship the Grand Sachem in Salem, Mass. Capt. Jonathan...
Heiress Elizabeth Derby West caused a sensation in 1806 when she paraded a series of prostitutes through a Salem, Mass., courtroom to...