Nathaniel Coverly and Son, Printers, 1767-1825.

This essay an introduction to a checklist of the imprints of Nathaniel Coverly, Sr., and Nathaniel Coverly, Jr.--confirms that these printers were unable to establish themselves or their businesses successfully until 1810 in a single location. But a close examination of the documentary evidence demonstrates their contributions to the reading material of adults and children in New England for more than fifty years, from The History of the Holy Jesus (1770) and the broadsides of 1775 and 1776 to patriotic songs praising the naval exploits of Boston's own U.S.S. Constitution in the War of 1812 and the popular contemporary narrative of The Female Marine.