Charles Welford
1815–85
Bookseller. Came to New York from London in 1833 and became a clerk at the publishers D. Appleton & Co. Partner, Bartlett & Welford, 1839–52. With Charles Scribner, founded the firm Scribner & Welford for the importation of foreign books in 1857. Returned to London in 1864 to oversee the European side of the business.
Sources
New York Times
20 May 1885.
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