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John Saffin

American colonial merchant, military officer, judge, and poet · Writers · Lived 1626 to 1710 · aged 83

John Saffin was an English-born merchant, politician, judge, and poet. He is best known for the work A Brief and Candid Answer, which was written in response to Samuel Sewall's The Selling of Joseph, and for a small collection of poetry, most of which was not published until the 20th century.

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Literary historian Harrison Meserole ranks Saffin as "seventh or eighth" among colonial American poets.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1626 to 1710 · aged 83