Description1. (1723) Hannah French, "Early American Bookbinding by Hand" from: "Bookbinding in America" Lehmann-Haupt ed., 1967, pg.100. from:The Grolier Club, Catalogue of Ornamental Leather Bookbindings, pg. 93. 2. J. Leander Bishop, History of American Manufacturer, pg. 191. 3. (1733) still working as a bookbinder in 1733. note regarding the sale of a parcel of land a 'Rope Walk". Grover and da Silva, Historic Resource Study Boston African American National Historic Site, 31 December 2002, pg. 25. 4. (1735) "These are to notify the Creditors to the Estate of Mr Nathaniel Belknap, late of Boston" The Boston Gazette, September 22 1735.