Henry Carey letter book 1815-1835 1830-1835 Carey, Henry letter book

Carey & Lea (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia publishers. From the description of Letter and invoice : Philadelphia, to John Babcock & Son, 1825 Sept. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586029 Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carey was born in 1760 in Dublin into a middle-class Catholic family. He entered the bookselling and printing business in 1775 and...

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

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Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent cha...

Carey, Lea & Carey

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Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879

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Henry Carey, American economist, was born in Philadelphia and initially devoted himself to the publishing business, which he inherited from his father. He was also interested in economics and in 1836 he published an article entitled, Essay on the rate of wages - subsequently expanded into a 3 vol. work: The principles of political economy, 1837-1840. Carey published numerous other books and essays and his writings were read worldwide, especially in Europe. Other works include, The slave trade......