John Saffin
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John Saffin (1626–1710) was a Boston merchant, best known for his A Brief and Candid Answer to Samuel Sewall's The Selling of Joseph.[1]
[edit] Biography
Born in Somerset, England, John Saffin moved to the American Continent as a young boy, and settled in Scituate, Massachusetts.
After a career as a shrewd merchant in Boston, he moved to Bristol, Rhode Island in 1687. The rest of his life was marked by his conflict with Samuel Sewall over the issue of slavery. [2]
[edit] Bibliography
- A Brief and Candid Answer, 1700
- John Saffin, His Book (1665-1708): A Collection of Various Matters of Divinity, Law, & State Affairs Epitomiz'd Both in Verse and Prose, published posthumously in 1928 [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Peter Kolchin, "American Slavery", Penguin History, paperback edition, 64
- ^ Heath Anthology of American LiteratureJohn Saffin - Author Page
- ^ Saffin, John
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