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Nathaniel Stone Simpkins (Jan. 8, 1796–June 18, 1887) was a bookseller, publisher, and legislator in Massachusetts in the 19th century.〔WorldCat. (Simpkins, Nathaniel Stone 1798-1887 )〕 He ran a bookshop and circulating library in Boston ca.1820-1830.〔Simpkins' bookshop and circulating library was located at the corner of Court Street and Brattle Street, on the site of today's Government Center. Cf. "Books, stationary, &c. Nathaniel S. Simpkins, no.23, Court-Street (nearly opposite the head of Market-street)." Boston Intelligencer & Evening Gazette; Date: 03-04-1820〕〔"Nathaniel S. Simpkins, Court-street, corner of Brattle-street." Boston Commercial Gazette; Date: 12-25-1826〕〔"Agents of the American Peace Society," Advocate of Peace, no.10, Sept. 1836〕 "In 1835 he established the ''Barnstable Journal'' (Barnstable, Massachusetts ), and in 1856 he established the ''Yarmouth Register''" of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Simpkins served as a "Representative to the General Court of Mass. in 1836, 1850 and 1851."〔〔Resolves of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed. 1837〕 He married Eliza Jane Thacher (1803–1836) in ca.1824; and Mary Sears (b. 1807) in 1852. His parents were John Simpkins and Olive Stone of Brewster, Massachusetts.〔 Siblings included Caroline Simpkins, Olive Simpkins (Mrs. John Capen), Elizabeth Simpkins (Mrs. George P. Bangs), John Simpkins, and Boston bookseller Samuel Grant Simpkins.〔Peter Thacher. Samuel Grant Simpkins: a memorial. Boston: Printed by Geo. H. Ellis, 1890. (Google books )〕〔WorldCat. (Simpkins, Samuel Grant 1802-1889 )〕〔Boston Directory. 1832〕 ==Suffolk Circulating Library== Among the titles available to subscribers of Simpkins' Suffolk Circulating Library in the early 1820s:〔Catalogue of the Suffolk Circulating Library, corner of Court and Brattle Streets, Boston : containing History--Biography--Voyages--Travels--Miscellanies--Magazines--Reviews--Novels--Tales--Romances and plays--alphabetically arranged. Boston, Mass.: N.S. & J. Simpkins, 1822〕 * Stephen Burroughs' ''Memoirs''〔WorldCat. (Burroughs, Stephen 1765-1840 )〕 * D. Campbell's ''Overland Journaey to India'' * Richard Cumberland's ''Jew of Mogadore, a comic opera'' * Daniel Drake's ''Picture of Cincinnati'' * Evans' ''Pedestrious Tour'' of 4,000 miles in America〔WorldCat. (Evans, Estwick 1787-1866 )〕 * Catherine Hutton's ''Welsh Mountaineer'' * M. De Genlis' ''Zuma'' * Isabella Kelly's ''Ruthinglenne'' * Miss Leslie's ''Young Ladies' Mentor'' * ''Marvellous Chronicle, or Magazine of Wonders'' * ''Masonick Melodies'' * Theodore Melville's ''White Knight''〔WorldCat. (Melville, Theodore )〕 * ''Mirror of the Graces, Advice on Female Accomplishments'' * Hannah More's ''Strictures on Education'' * Amelia Opie's ''Simple Tales'' * ''Paris Spectator, or the Customs of Parisians'' * Park's ''Travels in the Interior of Africa'' * Isaac Pocock's ''Libertine, an opera'' * ''Polyanthos'' * ''President's Tour through the United States'' * T.S. Surr's ''Winter in London''〔WorldCat. (Surr, T. S. (Thomas Skinner) 1770-1847 )〕 * ''Symzonia, or a Voyage to the Internal World'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nathaniel Stone Simpkins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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