Sewall, Samuel (1652-1730) The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.323 Author/Creator: Sewall, Samuel (1652-1730) Place Written: Northampton, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1969 Pagination: 66 p. ; 23.1 x 15.2 Order a Copy
One handbook entitled, "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial," printed by The University of Massachusetts Press dated 1945. Item was originally printed in 1700 as a declaration against slavery. Also includes a biography of Sewall, his interest in anti-slavery and information on the enslaved man, Adam.
Samuel Sewall published "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial," while fighting in a legal case with prosecutor John Saffin regarding an enslaved man, Adam, who sought freedom.
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