Robert Aitken portrait

Robert Aitken portrait

Image of Robert Aitken.  Robert Aitken (1734–1802) was a Philadelphia printer and the first to publish an English language Bible in the newly formed United States. He was born in Dalkeith, Scotland.
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Collection:Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250B)
Call Number:250B
Box Number:Box 3
Folder Number:Folder 69
Format: Electronic
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Drawing
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/15020
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description Image of Robert Aitken. &nbsp;<strong>Robert Aitken</strong>&nbsp;(1734&ndash;1802) was a&nbsp;Philadelphia&nbsp;printer&nbsp;and the first to publish an English language&nbsp;Bible&nbsp;in the newly formed United States. He was born in&nbsp;Dalkeith,&nbsp;Scotland.<br /> Starting in&nbsp;Philadelphia&nbsp;as a bookseller in 1769 and 1771, Aitken started publication of&nbsp;<em>The Pennsylvania Magazine</em>&nbsp;in 1775, continuing through 1776. He also printed copies of the&nbsp;New Testament&nbsp;in 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1781. He died in Philadelphia in 1802.
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