John Wheatley

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John Wheatley was an 18th-century Boston merchant who enslaved and later manumitted the African-born poet Phillis Wheatley.

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instanceOf 18th-century Boston merchant
person
associatedWith Phillis Wheatley NERFINISHED
Wheatley family of Boston NERFINISHED
citizenship British colonial subject
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employer Phillis Wheatley NERFINISHED
enslaved Phillis Wheatley NERFINISHED
ethnicity European American NERFINISHED
familyName Wheatley NERFINISHED
historicalContext Transatlantic slave trade in colonial New England NERFINISHED
language English
livedInPoliticalEntity Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED
manumitted Phillis Wheatley NERFINISHED
maritalStatus married
notableFor enslaving Phillis Wheatley
later manumitting Phillis Wheatley
occupation merchant
ownedPropertyType enslaved people
placeOfActivity Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
regionOfBusiness New England NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Boston NERFINISHED
socialRole slave owner
timePeriod 18th century

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Phillis Wheatley enslavedBy John Wheatley