Philip English, Commerce Builder.

The article profiles Philip English, a merchant based in Salem, Massachusetts. English's descent from the L'Anglois family and his baptism in New Jersey are noted. Public records reveal his sale of brandy to the uncle of Salem resident Mary Hollingsworth, whom he later married. English transported residents of New Jersey to New England to serve as indentured servants and constructed a mansion in Salem, where he served as a constable and selectman. Both Philip and Mary English were arrested during the Salem witch trials but escaped to New York. They later returned to Salem and discovered their home and property had been confiscated. He resumed his mercantile business but later suffered a mental breakdown.