Elihu Phinney (1756–1813) was the first printer in Cooperstown, New York. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the early 1790s he lived in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, where he published the Columbian Mercury, and Canaan Repository of Rural Knowledge. Canaan is a Town in Columbia County, New York, United States. There is also a Town of Columbia in New York Columbia County is a County located in the U
Phinney was invited to Cooperstown by Judge William Cooper, the wealthy land developer who had established the Otsego County, New York village. Judge William Cooper ( December 2, 1754 &ndash December 22, 1809) was the founder of Cooperstown New York and father of writer Otsego County is a County located in the US state of New York. There in 1795, Phinney opened a printing and publishing business. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In his weekly newspaper, The Otsego Herald; or, Western Advertiser, Phinney wrote that he, "in the winter of 1793, penetrated a wilderness, and broke a track, through a deep snow, with six teams, in the 'depth' of winter, and was received with a cordiality, bordering on homage. "
It is said that James Fenimore Cooper, Judge Cooper's son and future novelist, frequented Phinney's print shop and there, for his own enjoyment, learned the art of setting type. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15 1789 &ndash September 14 1851 was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century In fact, James Fenimore Cooper's daughter Caroline married Phinney's grandson, Henry Frederich Phinney, in 1849.
Early on, through his publications, Phinney provided political support for the Federalist Judge Cooper, but by the end of the first decacde of the 19th century, Phinney had begun to support the Clintonian Republicans who by then had become a majority in the county. The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Clintonian is an ambiguous term that either refers to the political behavior of United States President Bill Clinton or his administrative style and personal group of political Besides endorsing Cooper's political opponents, Phinney went so far as to sponsor a petition to change the name of Cooperstown to "Otsego Village. "
Phinney's company contribited to Cooperstown's status as a major publishing center through the first half of the 19th century. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar His sons, Henry and Elihu Phinney Jr. , took over the business in 1813, upon their father's death and became known for the 138 Bible editions that they publishing between 1822 and 1848, when their company, H. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap & E. Phinney, moved to Buffalo. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.
A copy of H. & E. Phinney’s 1828 "Authorized" (i. e. , King James) edition of the Bible, containing Old and New Testaments, as well as the Apocrypha is said to have been used by Mormon founder Joseph Smith as a basis for his "translation" of the Bible written between 1830 and 1833. In Western Christianity, the Old Testament refers to the books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon
Besides operating a book shop in Cooperstown, the Phinneys sold books (both their own and those of other American publishers) from large wagons and Erie Canal "bookboats", which helped them expand into Western New York. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State.
From 1833 to 1840, Elihu Phinney, Jr. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year held office as the supervisor of the Town of Otsego (in which the Village of Cooperstown is located). Otsego is a Town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 3904 at the 2000 census Henry Phinney later held the office 1850. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link
Elihu Phinney's name may now be associated as much with the game of baseball as it is with the publishing business. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each It was claimed that Abner Doubleday, the supposed inventor of baseball, regularly played the game on Phinney's farm. Abner Doubleday (June 26 1819 &ndash January 26 1893 was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. This led to the purchase of the lot for use as a baseball park now called Doubleday Field, which is the site of the annual Hall of Fame Game. Doubleday Field is a Minor league baseball Stadium in Cooperstown New York named for Abner Doubleday and located two city blocks from the
Published references
From History of Otsego County, New York
PHINNEY- A prominent pioneer, and one who did much to advance the interests of the village, as Elihu PHINNEY, a native of Connecticut, who arrived in the place Feb. 28, 1795, bringing with him the materials for printing a newspaper, and on the 3d of the ensuing April issued the first number of the Otsego Herald or Western Advertiser. He published this paper until 1813. Two sons, Henry and Elihu Phinney, conducted a large publishing business in this village until 1849, when, their establishment being destroyed by fire, the general business was removed to Buffalo. In 1854, H. F. Phinney removed to New York, and, with H. Ivison, formed the first of Ivison & Phinney. Elihu Phinney, Jr. , resides in the village on the old homestead. Henry F. , deceased.
External links
- George Glazer Gallery: Amos Doolittle, Bonaparte in Trouble, shows an engraving (c. 1814) printed on paper which Elihu Phinney produced.
- Alan Taylor, Who Murdered William Cooper, quotes Phinney publications reporting Judge Cooper's death.
- Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company, shows the copy of the Bible that is said to have been the basis for Josheph Smith's translation.
- Doubleday Field, A Diamond in the Pasture, explains how Phinney's farm became the famous baseball park.
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