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Webster* & SkinnerBooksellersElm Tree cor. StateAlbanyNew York (1828) 1.* ‘Charles R. Webster, b. September 30, 1762 in Hartford Conn. D. July 18, 1834. Would come to Albany in 1784  and  worked with S. Balantine  on a weekly paper. Would start the Albany Gazette in 1784.’ Jonathan Tenney, New England in Albany pg. 118(1802) Charles R. and George Webster. On the Mastheads of  The Albany Gazette,May 3, 1802.(1804) Charles R. and George Webster., at their Bookstore in the White house,corner of State Street and Pearl Streets. Where Printing and Bookbinding intheir various Branches are executed  at the shortest notice and on moderateterms.” The Albany Gazette, Monday January 2, 1804.1. 1829, Scott, Albany City Directory.2. Printers, Bookbinders & Booksellers,1830, Cammeyer, Albany City Directory.3. cor. State & Pearl  1831, Scott”s, Albany City Directory and Child’s 1831,Albany City Directory.4. note another Webster at  Packard, (Chamcey) Webster & Hoffman. Child’s1831, Albany City Directory.

Solomon SpringmanBookbinderHarrisburgPennsylvania 1. ( 1831, 2.)1. John Gibson, History of York County, Pennsylvania pt II pg 44.2. Bill for the “binding of stock books for the loans per acts of 21st and30th March 1831.”  Samuel Hazard, Hazard’s Register of Pennsylvania,pg 408.3.  Chestnut street,  1842.  Tuesday December 6, 1842 at about 3:00 PM a firebroke out in Solomon’s bindery. “So rapid was the spread of the flames, thatMr. S and his workmen, were actually on fire as they escaped down stairs. Thewhole stock of the bindery was destroyed”..  The New York Spectator Wedevening December 7, 1842

John DobbsBookbinderAlbanyNew York (-1856) b. January 24, 1827, d. Winona September 23, 18901.  Learned bookbinding in Albany. Portrait and Biographical Record of WinonaCounty, Minnesota. pg. 3722. Winona, cir. 1857, and again at a later date. Would merge his Wiona binderywith the Republican newspaper. ibid,

O. (Oliver) D. & I. (Increase)* CookeBooksellers Stationery, Bookbinders, umbrellas & c.Main Street, north of the State HouseHartfordConn. (1799) 1.*Increase  is listed as a bookseller and Oliver is listed as: books, stationery, umbrellas & c.1. (1799)  Andrews Hartford Business Directory.2. (1804) Oliver D. Cooke,  “Books and Stationary” (and Bookbinding): AmericanMercury, Hartford Connecticut, Novermber1, 1804.3. (1805) “Dissolution of Partnership, the Co-partnership of Increase Cooke &Co dissolves … to meet the demands against the concern… Printing will becontinued under the present firm” (note  they are still advertising for skinstanned and suitable for Book-binding)”: Connecticut Herald, New HavenConnecticut, October 8, 18054. (1806) “The Book and stationary business …will be continued”: ConnecticutHerald, New Haven Connecticut, February 4, 18065 (1807) The extent of Cooke’s stock of many thousand books is detailed:Connecticut Herald,  New Haven Connecticut, September 9. 1809.

Republic Printing Co.Printers & Bookbindersold National Hotel, Main st.SpringfieldOhio () 1.1. “extensive bindery, large job and press rooms…has a paper mill at EnonOhio… and three ruling machines”.    W. H. Beers & Co. Pub, History of ClarkCounty Ohio , 1881.