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- Isaac Collins (February 16, 1746 – March 21, 1817) was a Quaker and an early American printer, publisher, bookseller and merchant. He published the New Jersey Gazette and New Jersey Almanac. He was associated with several other colonial newspapers and history works. He is noted for his 1791 bible, one of the leading family bibles published in the United States. He was active in the American Revolution and printed the continental currency for Congress. Collins was associated with several colonial merchants, printers, and publishers, some who were notable in their own right like William Rind, James Parker, William Goddard, and Robert Aitken. He followed James Parker in the province of New Jersey as the official printer for King George III and did most of his printing and publishing there. Later in his life he temporarily moved to New York City and published there for twelve years from a printing firm he established. Collins was a firm believer in the freedom of the press and had journalist's viewpoints like those of Benjamin Franklin. He would not reveal his source of a story unless that person gave permission. (en)
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