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Document signed by John Saffin regarding the emancipation of Adam (an enslaved person), 26 June 1694

Document signed by John Saffin regarding the emancipation of Adam (an enslaved person), 26 June 1694

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    With this document, Boston merchant John Saffin agreed to free his slave Adam seven years from 25 March 1694. After the seven-year term, Saffin refused to free Adam. Adam turned to the Massachusetts courts for relief and, after a protracted legal battle, was finally emancipated in 1703.