Famous for his Diary, Sewall was a representative of a new breed of Puritans who took more interest in secular matters like business, politics, and good living. Sewall kept a diary for almost fifty-seven years (1673-1729). It was an excellent indicator of the manners and mores of the times. A good edition is The Diary of Samuel Sewall edited by M. Halsey Thomas, 1973.

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Hall, David D. "The Mental World of Samuel Sewall." Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Ithaca NY. 1980,92021-44.

Hilmer, Mary Adams. "The Other Diary of Samuel Sewall." New England Quarterly 55.3 (Sept 1982): 354-365.

Lovejoy, David S. "Between Hell and Plum Island: Samuel Sewall and the Legacy of the Witches." New England Quarterly. 70.3 (1997 Sept.): 355-67.

Rosenwald, Lawrence. "Sewall's Diary and the Margins of Puritan Literature." American Literature 58.3 (1986 Oct.): 325-341.

Strandness, T.B. Samuel Sewall: A Puritan Portrait. Michigan State University Press, 1967.

Winslow, Ola Elizabeth. Samuel Sewall of Boston. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1964.

Watters, David H. "A letter from Samuel Sewall to his Father." The New England Quarterly. 58.4 (1985 Dec.): 598-601.

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