Stephen Randall WEEDEN, b. 1809 Providence, Rhode Island, printer
from "Printers and Printing in Providence, 1762 - 1907"
prepared by a committee of Providence Typographical Union #33 as a souvenir of the 50th anniversary of its institution
printed in 1907
"The Journeymen"
p. XC.
"STEPHEN RANDALL WEEDEN - Born Providence Sept. 22, 1809. At the age of 16 he entered the establishment of Smith & Parmenter, publishers of the Cadet, where he learned the trade of a printer, following the business for some years. In 1835 he engaged in bookselling. July 2, 1838, he was elected librarian of the Providence Athenaeum, resigning the position in 1845 on account of ill health. The followingyear he became associated with his uncle, Stephen Randall, in the manufacture of braided wicking. He was also a partner in the bookselling firm of Weeden & Peck until 1850. In 1874 he assumed the entire management of the wicking business, the firm's name being S. R. Weeden & Son."
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