Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730
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Name (Latin)
Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730
Other forms of name
S. S. (Samuel Sewall), 1652-1730
S., S. (Samuel Sewall), 1652-1730
Date of birth
1652-03-28
Date of death
1730
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- The revolution in New England justified, 1691.
- InU/Wing STC files(usage: S.S.)
- Graham, J.S. Puritan family life, 2000:CIP t.p., in subtitle (Samuel Sewall) galley (b. Mar. 28, 1652; d. Jan 1729/30)
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Samuel Sewall
John Smibert
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File:Nehemiah Hobart poem 1712.jpg
Nehemiah Hobart (printed by Samuel Sewall, Boston), Public domain
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John Smibert, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Samuel Sewall (; March 28, 1652 – January 1, 1730) was a judge, businessman, and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, best known for his involvement in the Salem witch trials, for which he later apologized, and his essay The Selling of Joseph (1700), which criticized slavery. He served for many years as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature, the province's high court.
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