LeCount & Strong

Name/Title

LeCount & Strong

Description

![lecount_100.jpg][1] Image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries www.ha.com Lecount & Strong were the Publishers of the 1854 San Francisco City Directory and the 1859-1860 Langley Directory was for sale at LeCount's address (1849) "established 1849" advertised on the "one hundred" dollar(?) bill, illustrated above, however, no mention of them appear in city directories prior to 1852. (1852) see: Cooke & LeCount for earlier history 1. 1856 S.F. Business Directory see also:  Cooke & LeCount (1852), Buswell, A., Emerson G.T., Friedel H., Laurtent, LeCount,J.J.,Bartling & Kimball, Gilcrist & Ross 2. Josiah J. LeCount 111 Montgomery st. 1858 S.F. Business Directory 3. Ad on cover of 1859-60 S.F. Business Directory (index to advertising lists him as a bookseller) Importer of Books, Stationery & School Books,, Ruling and Lithographing 4. SW cor. Battery and Sacramento 1861 S.F. Business Directory This is the last ad. for LeCount, however see: LeCount Brothers & Mansur 1873 ![lecount.jpg][2] [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/592/lecount_100.jpg (lecount_100.jpg) [2]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/592/lecount.jpg (lecount.jpg)

Also Known As

Josiah J.LeCount & Strong. (no mention of Strong after 1856)*

Biographical Information

Occupation

Bookbinder