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The 8 pages that link to Cotton Mather, each with the reason it gives.

• Salem witch trialsRelated: His writings reveal contemporary religious interpretations and disputes over evidence.

• The CrucibleRelated: His writings represent the religious authorities and ideas surrounding the historical trials.

• Increase MatherRelated: His son became a prominent minister and writer in the next generation.

• VariolationRelated: He helped bring variolation into public debate in colonial Massachusetts.

• Anne BradstreetRelated: His account helped shape later views of her as a devout colonial poet.

• Elihu YaleRelated: Mather corresponded with Yale and helped solicit his support for the school.

• John HarvardRelated: His accounts helped preserve and circulate the story of Harvard’s bequest.

• William StoughtonRelated: His writings helped frame the religious arguments surrounding the trials Stoughton oversaw.