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John Henry Miller (1702 Waldeck,
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– 31 March 1782 (sometimes only referred to as Henry Miller)
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) was a printer and publisher who worked in the
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, most notably for
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and William Bradford. Thomas, 1847, pp. 253-254 Miller was born in the principality of Waldeck in Germany on the Upper Rhine, March 12, 1702, where his parents then resided. He came to America and was employed by
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and William Bradford to superintend their
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printing as a translator of German into English. He published the ''Gazette'' of
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, in 1752, and from 1762 to 1779 ''Der Wöchentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote''. He did a large business throughout the colonies in printing almanacs, laws, school books, and the classics, and in reprinting English and German works.A. G.. Roeber, "Henry Miller's ''Staatsbote'': A Revolutionary Journalist's Use of the Swiss Past," ''Yearbook of German-American Studies,'' 1990, Vol. 25, pp 57-76


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Early American publishers and printers Early American publishers and printers played a central role in the social, religious, political and commercial developments in colonial America, before, during, and after the American Revolution. Printing and publishing in the 17th and 18th ce ...
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German American journalism German American journalism includes newspapers, magazines, and the newer media, with coverage of the reporters, editors, commentators, producers and other key personnel. The German Americans were thoroughly assimilated by the 1920s, and German langu ...
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List of early American publishers and printers List of early American publishers and printers is a ''stand alone list'' of Wikipedia articles about publishers and printers in colonial and early America, intended as a quick reference, with basic descriptions taken from the ledes of the resp ...


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* * 1702 births 1782 deaths American publishers (people) American printers People from Pennsylvania German emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies {{US-publish-bio-stub