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William Bradford (May 20, 1663 – May 23, 1752) was an early American colonial printer and publisher in British America. Bradford is best known for establishing the first printing press in the Middle colonies of the Thirteen Colonies , founding the first press in Pennsylvania in 1685 and the first press in New York in 1693.
William Rittenhouse in partnership with William Bradford, established the first paper mill in colonial America in 1690, on the Monoshone Creek, a tributary to the Wissahickon Creek just north of Philadelphia. It was the only paper mill in the colonies for twenty years. [245]
Bradford was born in New York City in 1719, [3] and was the grandson of the printer William Bradford. He was apprenticed to and was later a partner of his uncle Andrew Bradford in Philadelphia. This relationship ended in 1741. He visited England that year, returning in 1742 with equipment to open his own printing firm and library. [3]
William Bradford Bishop Jr. seemed to have the perfect life. Born in Pasadena, Calif., he graduated from South Pasadena High School a year ahead of his cheerleader girlfriend Annette. The former ...
Andrew Bradford (1686 – November 24, 1742) was an early American printer in colonial Philadelphia. He published the first newspaper in Philadelphia, The American Weekly Mercury , beginning in 1719, as well as the first magazine in America in 1741.
The Pennsylvania Journal was an American weekly newspaper published by William Bradford during the 18th century. The first edition of The Pennsylvania Journal appeared in December 1742. A famous contributor was Thomas Paine , who published his first-ever journalism in the Journal in 1775 and contributed a series of pamphleteering essays ...
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