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NEW YORK.

1743. Catharine Zenger, sold pamphlets and some articles
of stationery.

1747. Robert Crommelin, "near the Meal-Market;" he
was from Scotland, and became a dealer in books, and in
English and Scotch goods.

Hugh Gaine, "at the Bible and Crown in Hanover-Square."
He was from Ireland, where he had been brought
up a printer. He came to New York about 1745, and
worked as a journeyman about six years in Parker's printing
house; first, at 9s. currency (one dollar and an eighth)
per week, and found himself; and afterwards he had a

small allowance for board. His economy was such that
from these wages he contrived to lay up money; having
accumulated the sum of seventy-five pounds, he found a
friend who imported for him a press and a few types, the
cost of which exceeded the sum he had saved about one
hundred dollars. With these materials he opened a printing
house, and by persevering industry and economy was
soon enabled to discharge the debt he had contracted for
his press and types, and to open a book store. Eventually
he acquired a large fortune.

1761. Garrat Noel, "near the Meal Market," afterwards
"next door to the Merchant's Coffee-House." He
was a publisher, and dealt largely, for a bookseller of that
time, in imported books and stationery. After he had
been in business a number of years, Ebenezer Hazard became
his partner, under the firm of Noel & Hazard.

1761. Rivington & Brown, "Hanover-Square." After
a lapse of several years this partnership was dissolved, and
the business was continued by

James Rivington, who dealt largely in books and stationery.
He commenced printing in 1773.

1765. John Holt, "Broad-Street, near the Exchange;"
his principal business was printing, but he sold books several
years.

1768. Nicholas Bogart, "near Oswego-Market," sold
Dutch books, and published a Dutch version of the Psalms,
&c.

1759. Robert MacAlpine, "book-binder, in Beaver
Street;" he also sold books.

1772. Noel & Hazard. Garrat Noel entered into partnership
with Ebenezer Hazard; they dealt largely in books
and stationery.

1773. Samuel Loudon, "at his shop on Hunter's-Quay,"
was not brought up to bookselling; but about this time he
commenced the business, and afterwards that of printing.

1774. Valentine Nutter, "opposite the Coffee-House
Bridge," bookbinder and bookseller.