Samuel Gerrish
Samuel Gerrish (1680s–1741) was a bookseller and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century.[1] He kept a shop "near the brick meeting house in Cornhill,"[2] and published works by Thomas Prince and others. Employees included Thomas Hancock.[3]
Samuel Gerrish | |
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| Born | 1680s |
| Died | 1741 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | bookseller and publisher |
Family
He married Mary Sewall (daughter of Samuel Sewall) in 1709; children included Samuel Gerrish (d.1751).[4][5]
Advertisement for Samuel Gerrish, bookseller, Boston, 1727
See also
References
- WorldCat. Gerrish, Samuel d. 1741
- Boston News-Letter; November 27, 1721
- "Hancock family papers, 1664–1854: Finding Aid". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- John Tyler Hassam. Samuel Gerrish, 1735-1741. Early recorders and registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, Massachusetts, 1639-1735. J. Wilson and Son, 1900.
- Boston Evening Post.; 10-21-1751
Further reading
Published by Gerrish
- Thomas Prince. Annals of the New England Colonies.
- Cotton Mather. A vindication of the ministers of Boston: from the abuses & scandals, lately cast upon them, in diverse printed papers. (1722)
About Gerrish
- George Emery Littlefield (1900). "Samuel Gerrish". Early Boston Booksellers, 1642-1711. Club of Odd Volumes. pp. 210–14. hdl:2027/uc1.$b670540 – via HathiTrust.
- J. Terry Gates (1988). "Samuel Gerrish, Publisher to the 'Regular Singing' Movement in 1720s New England". Notes. Second Series, Vol. 45, No. 1 (1): 15–22. JSTOR 941389.
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