Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:44 am
It seems both Tom & DWill are correct about the occupations of Milton's father. The following is copied from www.luminarium.orgDWill wrote: I think Milton's father began as a scrivener, did well and went into real estate. He sent John to college on his money. I'm not aware that Milton was in business as well.
John Milton Sr. worked as a scrivener, a legal secretary whose duties included preparation and notarization of documents , as well as real estate transactions and moneylending. Milton's father was also a composer of church music,