“… I have stumbled, today, on a bit of unsuspected evidence that is so important to my researches here, and in particular throws such a flood of light upon the fate of the unfortunate Flade, that I cannot resist the impulse to share it with you...I find the most indubitable indications that the death of Flade was the result of a contrived plot…” Burr’s theory that Flade was executed first and foremost for speaking out against the witch hunts was later disproved.
Attribution:
Burr, George Lincoln
Date:
April 8, 1886
Physical Location:
14-17-22, Box 2, folder 2
Cite As:
Letter from George Lincoln Burr to A.D. White, April 8, 1886.