Research Catalog

Title

The Boston directory.

Publication

• Boston : Printed and sold by John Norman, at Oliver's Dock, 1789.
• Boston : Printed by Manning & Loring, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1796.
• Boston : Printed by Rhoades and Laughton, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1798.
• Boston : Printed by John Russell, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1800.
• Boston : Published by John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1803.
• Boston : Published by Edward Cotton, no. 47, Marlborough [Marlboro'] Street, 1805-1810.
• Boston : Published by E. Cotton, no. 47, Marlboro' Street, 1813-1818.
• Boston : Published by John H.A. Frost and Charles Stimpson, Jr., and for sale by them ..., 1820-1826.
• Boston : Published by Hunt and Stimpson and John H.A. Frost, and for sale by them ..., 1827.
• Boston : Published by Hunt and Stimpson, no. 8 Court-Street, 1828.
• Boston : Published by Charles Stimpson, Jr., no. 72,Washington Street, 1829-1830.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Norman, John, 1748?-1817
• West, John, 1770-1827
• Cotton, Edward, 1779-1819
• Frost, John H. A., 1794-
• Stimpson, Charles, 1793-1869
• Russell, John, 1764?-1831
• Lincoln, Ezra, 1789-1850
• Carlisle, David, 1771-1835
• House, E. G. (Eleazer G.), 1780?-1849
• Loring, James, 1770-1850
• Cotton, John, 1770?-1837
• Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
• Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804
• Hunt & Stimpson, publisher.
• Manning & Loring, printer.
• Rhoades and Laughton, printer.
• Munroe & Francis, printer.
• Munroe, Francis & Parker, printer.

Publication Date

1789, 1796, 1798, 1800, 1803, 1805-1807, 1809-1810, 1813, 1816, 1818, 1820-1823, 1825-1830.

Description

23 volumes : maps; 17-19 cm

Subject

• Boston (Mass.) > Directories > Early works to 1800
• Boston (Mass.) > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Boston (Mass.) > Directories
• Boston (Mass.) > Maps
• Massachusetts > Boston

Genre/Form

Directories.

Note

• Other title information varies. 1789: Containing, a list of the merchants, mechanics, traders, and others, of the town of Boston; in order to enable strangers to find the residence of any person, to which is added, publick offices, where and by whom kept ... 1796: Containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, also, a list of the town officers, public offices, where and by whom kept, banks, &c. &c., to which is prefixed, a general description of Boston ...1798-1800: Containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, also, a list of the civil government of Massachusetts ... the town officers, public offices [1800: the public offices, town officers], banks, &c., likewise, a table of the duties ... and a list of all the stages that run from Boston ... to which is prefixed, a general description of Boston ... 1803: Containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, also, a list of the town officers, public offices, banks, &c., a list of the stages, which run from Boston ... to which is prefixed, a general description of the town, its streets, lanes and alleys ... 1805-1806: Containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, also, a list of the town officers, public offices, banks, &c., a list of the stages, which run from Boston ... and a list of the streets, lanes and alleys ... 1807-1809: Containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, with lists of the streets, lanes and wharves, the town-officers, public offices & banks, and other useful information. 1810-1830: Containing names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling-houses, with lists of the streets, lanes and wharves, the town officers [1822-1830: city officers], public offices & [and] banks, and other useful information.
• Besides those named in publisher statements (above), printers include E. Lincoln (1803, 1806), David Carlisle (1805), Munroe & Francis (1807, 1810), Munroe, Francis & Parker (1809), E.G. House (1813), James Loring (1816), J.H.A. Frost/John H.A. Frost (1818-1827), John Cotton (1829-1830).
• Map of Boston on folded leaf included in most issues. 1796-1803: by Osgood Carleton, engraved by Samuel Hill.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalogue
• Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time
• Evans, C. American bibliography
• Shaw, R.R. American bibliography
• Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829
• Checklist of American imprints
• Spear, D.N. Bibliography of American directories through 1860
• Stauffer, D.M. American engravers upon copper and steel

Numbering (note)

• Issues for 1815 and 1819 included in the list of Boston directories published in the Boston directory for 1852, but no copies located by Spear (cited below) or found in other sources. See Spear, pages 48-49.

Supplement (note)

• Volume for 1822 issued with: The advertising sheet, annexed to The Boston directory, for the insertion of advertisements; volumes for 1823, 1825-1830 issued with: The Boston annual advertiser, annexed to The Boston directory.

Additional Formats (note)

• All issues except 1805 also available online via Boston Athenaeum website. Issues for 1789-1818 also available online via Early American Imprints. Issues for 1805, 1807, 1820, 1823 and 1825 also available online via HathiTrust. Issues for 1796-1800 also available online via Eighteenth Century Collections Online.

Binding (note)

• Modern half black morocco and blue cloth boards; date stamped June 9, 1953.

Source of Description (note)

• Description based on: 1789. Title from title page.
• Latest issue consulted: 1830.

Call Number

*KSB (Boston) (Boston directory)

LCCN

sn 91025257

OCLC

9501346

Title

The Boston directory.

Publisher

1789: Boston : Printed and sold by John Norman, at Oliver's Dock, 1789.

Earlier Publisher

1796: Boston : Printed by Manning & Loring, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1796.

1798: Boston : Printed by Rhoades and Laughton, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1798.

1800: Boston : Printed by John Russell, for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1800.

1803: Boston : Published by John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1803.

1805-1810: Boston : Published by Edward Cotton, no. 47, Marlborough [Marlboro'] Street, 1805-1810.

1813-1818: Boston : Published by E. Cotton, no. 47, Marlboro' Street, 1813-1818.

1820-1826: Boston : Published by John H.A. Frost and Charles Stimpson, Jr., and for sale by them ..., 1820-1826.

1827: Boston : Published by Hunt and Stimpson and John H.A. Frost, and for sale by them ..., 1827.

1828: Boston : Published by Hunt and Stimpson, no. 8 Court-Street, 1828.

Latest Publisher

1829-1830: Boston : Published by Charles Stimpson, Jr., no. 72,Washington Street, 1829-1830.

Current Frequency

Annual, 1825-1830

Former Frequency

Irregular, 1789-1823

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

See also collective record for Library holdings of Boston directories, 1789-1869, under title: The Boston directory.

Numbering

Issues for 1815 and 1819 included in the list of Boston directories published in the Boston directory for 1852, but no copies located by Spear (cited below) or found in other sources. See Spear, pages 48-49.

Supplement

Volume for 1822 issued with: The advertising sheet, annexed to The Boston directory, for the insertion of advertisements; volumes for 1823, 1825-1830 issued with: The Boston annual advertiser, annexed to The Boston directory.

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalogue, W5117, W30005, W29737, W2802

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 6696

Evans, C. American bibliography, 22033, 31619, 35005, 37024

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 3862, 8057, 12180 (erroneously giving title and imprint of a later publication), 17067, 19598, 27994, 37047, 43417, 50652

Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829, 536, 4792, 8145, 11940, 19812, 23880, 28241, 32432, 37904

Checklist of American imprints, 599

Spear, D.N. Bibliography of American directories through 1860, pages 45-51

Stauffer, D.M. American engravers upon copper and steel, 1395

Additional Formats

All issues except 1805 also available online via Boston Athenaeum website. Issues for 1789-1818 also available online via Early American Imprints. Issues for 1805, 1807, 1820, 1823 and 1825 also available online via HathiTrust. Issues for 1796-1800 also available online via Eighteenth Century Collections Online.

Binding

Library copy, issue for 1798: Modern half black morocco and blue cloth boards; date stamped June 9, 1953. NN

Local Note

NYPL copy of map removed from 1832 issue, cataloged separately, and filed flat in Map Division.

Place of Publication

United States Massachusetts Boston.

Added Author

Norman, John, 1748?-1817, publisher.

West, John, 1770-1827, publisher.

Cotton, Edward, 1779-1819, publisher.

Frost, John H. A., 1794- publisher, printer.

Stimpson, Charles, 1793-1869, publisher.

Russell, John, 1764?-1831, printer.

Lincoln, Ezra, 1789-1850, printer.

Carlisle, David, 1771-1835, printer.

House, E. G. (Eleazer G.), 1780?-1849, printer.

Loring, James, 1770-1850, printer.

Cotton, John, 1770?-1837, printer.

Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816, cartographer.

Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804, engraver.

Hunt & Stimpson, publisher.

Manning & Loring, printer.

Rhoades and Laughton, printer.

Munroe & Francis, printer.

Munroe, Francis & Parker, printer.

Continued By

Stimpson's Boston directory

Constituent Unit:

Plan of the city of Boston. 1832 (OCoLC)1080643433

Has Supplement:

Supplement (work): Advertising sheet, annexed to The Boston directory, for the insertion of advertisements. [Boston] : Published by C. Stimpson, Jr. and J.H.A. Frost, 1822.

Supplement (work): Boston annual advertiser, annexed to The Boston directory. [Boston] : Published by C. Stimpson, Jr. and J.H.A. Frost, 1823-1830.

Other Form:

Online version: Boston directory (1789) (OCoLC)745183133

Research Call Number

*KSB (Boston) (Boston directory) Library has: 1798

AZE (Boston) (Boston directory)

NYGB MASS. BOS. 135 Library has: 1829