Quebec.
Soon after the organization of the government of the
province by the British, a printing house was established
in Quebec by William Brown and Thomas Gilmore, under
the firm of Brown & Gilmore. They were the first who
introduced the art into Canada. They printed in both
English and French; and their work was executed in a
very handsome manner. Brown, I am informed, was a
Scotchman, and had been employed some years in the
printing house of William Hunter, in Williamsburg, Va.
Gilmore was a native of Pennsylvania, and served an apprenticeship
with William Dunlap, in Philadelphia.[5]
Their
partnership continued till 1774. From that time, Brown,
the senior partner, carried on the business for himself.
