Name/Title
Steele, AlexanderDescription
*Father of Charles Steele, Salem Mass. Bookbinder. Tapley states that the son was binding books at least by 1802. Salem Imprints 1768- 1825, by Harriet Silvester Tapley pg. 198.
1.(1770)Massachusetts Spy, Oct 9, 1770.
(1789) Back-Street. Boston City Directory pg. 41. (same listing in 1796, 1798, 1800)
2. (not listed in 1803 or 1805 Boston Directory)
3. ( 1789-1800) Hannah French, "Early American Bookbinding by Hand" from:
"Bookbinding in America" Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.102.
4. (1804) Died aged 60. Advertisement Columbian Minerva, Dedham,
Massachusetts, Aug. 14, 1804.Also Known As
Alexander Steele