On what date were arrest warrants issued for Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba?

Arrest warrants for Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba were issued on February 29, 1692.

The warrants followed formal complaints alleging that the three women had afflicted several girls in and around Salem Village, including Elizabeth Parris, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam Jr., and Elizabeth Hubbard. Magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin issued the warrants after accusations spread through the community.

The arrests marked an early formal stage of the Salem witch trials. Between March 1 and March 7, Hathorne and Corwin questioned Good, Osborne, and Tituba. Tituba confessed and implicated the other two women, helping intensify the crisis. Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne were later prosecuted, while Tituba remained imprisoned and was never tried. Readers may encounter a different-looking date because Massachusetts still used the Julian calendar; contemporary records treated February 29 as a valid date in that calendar year.