Samuel Gerrish | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1680s |
| Died | 1741 |
| Occupations | bookseller and publisher |
Samuel Gerrish (c. 1680 – c. 1741) was an American bookseller and publisher based in Boston during 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
Family
He married Mary Sewall (daughter of Samuel Sewall) in 1709; children included Samuel Gerrish (d.1751).45
References
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
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. doi:10.2307/941389. JSTOR 941389.