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'''Andrew Bradford''' (1686 – November 24, 1742) was an [[Early American publishers and printers|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.<ref name=ambio>{{cite book|title=American National Biography|year=2010|publisher=Oxford University Press / American National Biography|author=Craig, Raymond A.|chapter=Andrew Bradford}}</ref><ref name=hist>{{cite book|last=Mott|first=Frank Luther|title=A History of American Magazines|year=1970|publisher=Harvard Univ. Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=9780674395503|page=71|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TIN35IEDPX8C&q=%22american%20magazine%22%20andrew%20bradford&pg=PA71|edition=Nachdr.}}</ref>
'''Andrew Bradford''' (1686 – November 24, 1742) was an early American printer in colonial [[Philadelphia]]. He published the first newspaper in [[Pennsylvania]] in 1729.


[[Image:1719 American Weekly Mercury Dec22.png|thumb|right|''American Weekly Mercury'', 1719<ref>Steven J. Shaw. Colonial Newspaper Advertising: A Step toward Freedom of the Press. The Business History Review, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Autumn, 1959), pp. 409-420</ref>]]
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He was the son of a printer, and grandson of two others. He was born to [[William Bradford (1663-1752)|William]] and Elizabeth Sowle Bradford in Philadelphia. In 1692 the family moved to [[New York City|New York]], and there he learned the printing trade from his father. It was rumoured that Andrew had homosexual dreams, but there is no proof of this.


==Life and career==
He returned to Philadelphia in 1712 and opened his own print shop. On December 22, 1719 he began publication of ''The American Weekly Mercury''. This was the first newspaper in the middle colonies, and he continued it until his death. He also taught the print business to his nephew [[William Bradford (1719-1791)|William Bradford]], and for a time employed [[Benjamin Franklin]] when Franklin first came to Philadelphia.
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He was the son of a printer, and grandson of two others. He was born to [[William Bradford (1663-1752)|William]] and Elizabeth Sowle Bradford in Philadelphia. In 1692, the family moved to [[New York City|New York]], and there he learned the printing trade from his father. In 1709, Andrew Bradford was listed as a printer in New York; that year, he declined an offer from Rhode Island to become that colony's printer.<ref name=ambio />


He returned to Philadelphia in 1712 and opened his own print shop. On December 22, 1719, he began publication of ''The [[American Weekly Mercury]]''. This was the first newspaper in Philadelphia and enjoyed a wide circulation. He also taught the print business to his nephew [[William Bradford (1719-1791)|William Bradford]] and for a time employed [[Benjamin Franklin]] when Franklin first came to Philadelphia, introduced by Bradford's father William.<ref>{{cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|author=Calhoun Winton|chapter=Bradford, William (1663–1752)}}</ref> Franklin would go on to establish a rival printing press and newspaper, the ''[[Pennsylvania Gazette]]'', in Philadelphia. On February 13, 1741, Bradford published the first issue of the ''American Magazine'', the first magazine to be published in America — beating out Franklin for the honor by three days.<ref name=hist />
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Throughout the 1720s, Bradford published political pamphlets critical of the local government, denouncing its "sinking credit" and supporting freedom of the press. He also published "[[The Busy-Body (pen name)|Busy-Body]]" essays, criticisms of the colonial government penned by Franklin and [[Joseph Breintnall]], in the ''Mercury''. For these political actions, Bradford was brought before a council, censured several times, and jailed once.<ref name=ambio />
[[File:American Weekly Mercury, January 22, 1740.jpg|upright|thumb|''The American Weekly Mercury'', January 22, 1740]]
Bradford's first wife was Dorcas Boels, who died in 1739. Bradford then married [[Cornelia Smith Bradford|Cornelia Smith]], who took over his print shop and newspaper upon his death in 1742.<ref>{{cite book|last=De Armond|first=Anna Janney|title=Notable American Women, A Biographical Dictionary: 1607-1950 (Vol.1-3)|year=1971|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780674627345|pages=219–220|chapter=BRADFORD, Cornelia Smith.}}</ref>

==Citations==
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book|last=Jones|first=Horatio G.|title=An address delivered at the annual meeting of the Historical society of Pennsylvania|year=1869|publisher=Philadelphia, King & Baird, printers|page=[https://archive.org/details/addressdelivered00jo/page/25 25]|url=https://archive.org/details/addressdelivered00jo}}
* {{cite book|last=Thomas|first=Isaiah|title=The history of printing in America|year=1810|ol=25399626M}}
* [http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid1676bradford.pdf The Bradford Family Papers (1620-1906)], held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Andrew Bradford}}

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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.[1][2]

American Weekly Mercury, 1719[3]

Life and career

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He was the son of a printer, and grandson of two others. He was born to William and Elizabeth Sowle Bradford in Philadelphia. In 1692, the family moved to New York, and there he learned the printing trade from his father. In 1709, Andrew Bradford was listed as a printer in New York; that year, he declined an offer from Rhode Island to become that colony's printer.[1]

He returned to Philadelphia in 1712 and opened his own print shop. On December 22, 1719, he began publication of The American Weekly Mercury. This was the first newspaper in Philadelphia and enjoyed a wide circulation. He also taught the print business to his nephew William Bradford and for a time employed Benjamin Franklin when Franklin first came to Philadelphia, introduced by Bradford's father William.[4] Franklin would go on to establish a rival printing press and newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette, in Philadelphia. On February 13, 1741, Bradford published the first issue of the American Magazine, the first magazine to be published in America — beating out Franklin for the honor by three days.[2]

Throughout the 1720s, Bradford published political pamphlets critical of the local government, denouncing its "sinking credit" and supporting freedom of the press. He also published "Busy-Body" essays, criticisms of the colonial government penned by Franklin and Joseph Breintnall, in the Mercury. For these political actions, Bradford was brought before a council, censured several times, and jailed once.[1]

The American Weekly Mercury, January 22, 1740

Bradford's first wife was Dorcas Boels, who died in 1739. Bradford then married Cornelia Smith, who took over his print shop and newspaper upon his death in 1742.[5]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Craig, Raymond A. (2010). "Andrew Bradford". American National Biography. Oxford University Press / American National Biography.
  2. ^ a b Mott, Frank Luther (1970). A History of American Magazines (Nachdr. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Univ. Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780674395503.
  3. ^ Steven J. Shaw. Colonial Newspaper Advertising: A Step toward Freedom of the Press. The Business History Review, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Autumn, 1959), pp. 409-420
  4. ^ Calhoun Winton (2004). "Bradford, William (1663–1752)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ De Armond, Anna Janney (1971). "BRADFORD, Cornelia Smith.". Notable American Women, A Biographical Dictionary: 1607-1950 (Vol.1-3). Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 219–220. ISBN 9780674627345.

Bibliography

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Further information:  Bibliography of early American publishers and printers
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