Francis Bailey

Francis Bailey
Francis Bailey
	Bailey, 1791 portrait
Born	September 3, 1744; Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Died	November 1, 1817 (aged 73); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Printer

Francis Bailey (September 3, 1744 – November 1, 1817) was a Revolutionary War printer, publisher and journalist in Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1807.

He began publication of the Lancaster Almanac in Lancaster, PA in 1771 and published the United States Magazine in 1778. In 1781, he became editor of the Freeman's Journal. In addition to printing editions of the Articles of Confederation and Thomas Paine's Common Sense, he acted as printer for Congress and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]

He was the first America publisher of the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg in 1787.[2]

References

"Founders Online". National Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
Gyllenhaal, Ed. "New Church History Fun Facts". Academy of the New Church. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

External links

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[1] "Founders Online". National Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[2] Gyllenhaal, Ed. "New Church History Fun Facts". Academy of the New Church. Retrieved 24 March 2019.