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Surprisingly, they actually weren't that important outside of Essex County. Boston, the Massachusetts seat of government, was not affected in any great way and southern Massachusetts completely ignored the trials. John Alden jr. was able to escape trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The trials caused no political upheavel and the disruption in the social order was quickly dealt with.

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