Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent champion of oppressed minorities in Europe, especially after his retirement from business in 1821. His business was thereafter conducted by his son, Henry C. Carey (1793-1879).

From the description of Papers, 1785-1859. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 214054986

Philadelphia, Pa. resident.

From the description of Letter, 1802. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36815823

Philadelphia publisher, economist and humanitarian. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Carey came to the United States in 1784 and spent most of his professional career in Philadelphia. His publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing from 1795 to 1835. He volunteered, along with his friend Stephen Girard, to serve on the committee of health during the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793. He became an ardent champion of oppressed minorities in Europe, especially after his retirement from business in 1821.

From the description of Diary, 1822-1826. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122383246

Born in Ireland, Mathew Carey spent most of his professional career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working as a printer, publisher, and economist.

From the guide to the Mathew Carey accounts, 1787-1795, 1787-1795, (American Philosophical Society)

Henry Charles Carey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 15, 1793. His father, Mathew Carey, owned the prominent publishing house Carey & Lea, and Henry joined him there in 1802 as a partner with his brother-in-law, Isaac Lea. Following his father's retirement in 1822, he inherited the company, which as Carey, Lea & Carey became the country's largest publishing house. After leaving the book business, Henry Carey emerged as a political writer who frequently commented on economic affairs; his major works were Principles of Political Economy and Principles of Social Science . He and his wife had no children, and he died on October 13, 1879.

From the guide to the Henry Carey letter book, Carey, Henry letter book, 1815-1835, 1830-1835, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)

Philadelphia publisher and economist.

From the description of ALS : to Isaiah Thomas, 1789 Nov. 17. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591697

From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Samuel Hopkins, 1825 Feb. 8. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540682

Mathew Carey was a printer, publisher, and economist. Born in Ireland, he spent most of his professional career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

From the description of Accounts, 1787-1795. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589331

From the description of Letterbooks, 1788-1794. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298193

Philadelphia economist and publisher.

From the description of ALS : to Joseph Robinson, 1816 Jan. 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580948

From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Virgil Maxcy, 1821 Jan. 10. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540680

Born in Ireland, Mathew Carey spent most of his professional career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he worked as a printer, publisher, and economist.

From the guide to the Mathew Carey letterbooks, 1788-1794, 1788-1794, (American Philosophical Society)

Irish-born American publisher, bookseller, economist.

From the description of ALS, 1814 July 29, Philadelphia, to William Wallis Woodward, Philadelphia. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86156107

The colorful and productive life of Mathew Carey started in Ireland, where he published a controversial political broadside and fled to France, meeting Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette. Returning to Ireland to publish a radical newspaper, he was again forced to flee, this time to America. In Philadelphia, Lafayette loaned him money to start a newspaper, and Carey's Pennsylvania Evening Herald became popular using European techniques. Carey also started several magazines, including the popular Columbian Magazine, and the patriotic American Museum. His publishing company became the largest and most successful in America at the time, featuring the quarto family Bible and such writers as Sir Walter Scott and James Fennimore Cooper. A devout Catholic, Carey wrote countless articles, essays, and broadsides, as well as several important books. He was a key figure in keeping the revolutionary spirit alive In America, and in establishing a national book distribution network.

From the description of Mathew Carey letters, 1802-1832. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60718011

Mathew Carey was a publisher and economist. Born in Ireland, he came to America in 1784 and worked as a publisher and bookseller in Philadelphia. He founded the Hibernian Society, and as an economist influenced the development of the American nationalist school of economic thought.

From the description of Letter, 1804 Sept. 3, Philadelphia [to] Charles R. and G. Webster, Albany, Ind. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 25230654

Publisher and economist; born in Ireland, moved to U.S. 1784.

From the description of ALS, 1825 Nov. 25, Philadelphia, to John Henry Sherburne. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585856

American publisher.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to John Griscom, 1829 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133625

Publisher, economist.

From the description of Broadside, 1828 Aug. 23. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46764259