Henry Prentiss

Henry Prentiss (1801–1859) manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and published sheet music, which he sold from his shop on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.[1][2]

Henry Prentiss' shop in Boston, ca.1830

One example of a piece of sheet music sold by Prentiss was a song named "Our Country" by Hon. George Lunt in 1847.[3]

References

  1. Boston Directory. 1832, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1857.
  2. Boston Almanac. 1847.
  3. https://dirkncl.github.io/pdmusic_org/1800s/47oc.txt

Further reading

  • Mr. Henry Prentiss's Music Store (from the New York Mirror). Daily Atlas (Boston), 09-09-1841; p. 2.


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