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William Nuthead (? - 1695) - Colonial Printer William Nuthead set up a printing press in St. Mary's City in 1685. His press was the first operated in the English colonies south of Massachusetts. Archaeologists have found pieces of his printing type on several sites in St. Mary's City. Nuthead's main business was in printing forms for the government. At his death in 1695, his wife Dinah took over the press. Although she could neither read nor write, Dinah Nuthead continued operating the press until the capital moved to Annapolis later that same year. She moved with her best client, the government.
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Document printed on the Nuthead Press in 1685 |
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