tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post6811183126306675234..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Hannigan on Slavery in Concord, 28 JulyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-23390205267534190382015-07-25T21:33:58.289-05:002015-07-25T21:33:58.289-05:00The (Massachusetts)Bliss family seemed to be heavi...The (Massachusetts)Bliss family seemed to be heavily involved with the issue of slavery during the last third of the 18th c.. ...Daniel's son John, a lawyer, went on to represent a New Brunswick Loyalist from Maryland who argued that he had a right to slavery in that province. He actually won the case in a convoluted way, but in practical terms it brought about slavery's demise there. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Jonathan Bliss from Springfield Mass. argued as early as the 1760's that “the Offspring of Slaves are not Born Slaves.” and he defended that assertion when he attained his MA. I'm uncertain as to where he stood on the matter in his later years....Marknoreply@blogger.com