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Campbell, Samuel - a Scotchman who learned
the occupation of a bookseller & came to
the U.S. shortly after the conclusion of the
Revolutionary War, beginning business in
New York with capital loaned [inserted] him [end inserted] by his former
employer. He was very successful following
printing, binding, bookselling, & publishing.
With Messus. Hodge & Allen he printed &
published the 1st Bible ever issued in N.Y.
He continued in business as a bookseller until
about 1825 & died on June 26, 1836, aged 73.
He was largely interested in the paper trade,
owning paper-mills in New Jersey, & having
been one of the 1st to sell paper in N.Y. on
commission. This was about 1819. Paper dealing
is continued to the present time by his successors
Augustine Smith & Co.

John Brown (1722 - 1787). - also compiled a
Dictionary of the Bible, a Concordance & a
metrical version of the Psalms.