2.12: John Norris (unknown)
Very little is known about John Norris that is not derived from his 1712 pamphlet, Profitable Advice for Rich and Poor. This pamphlet encouraged poor Englishmen to establish small farms in the colonial South where they could gain independent subsistence. He particularly encouraged tradesmen who could not make their living in England to reap “profit and delight” in what is now South Carolina. His pamphlet addressed possible causes for reluctance to settle in South Carolina, including the fear that “English people, and others” would be enslaved when they entered the colonies.