Cassell, Petter & Galpin, New York
Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., New York

John Cassell (1817-1865) was born in Manchester, England. In his early years he worked as a carpentry apprentice and a tea and Coffee merchant.
He was involved in the temperance movement and in 1846 he published several of his own temperance tracts. After purchasing a printing plant he also established several newspapers.

A credit call in 1854 forced him to sell the copyrights to his work and the printing firm of Petter & Galpin took over his assets and debts. In 1858 he returned to the firm as a junior partner with Petter and Galpin forming Cassell, Petter & Galpin.

George William Petter (1823-1988) was a native of Barnstaple, England.

He started a printing business with his cousin George Edward Petter and Charles Duff called Petter, Duff & Co. When Petter and Duff retired, Thomas Dixon Galpin (1828-1910), who was born in Dorchester, England, joined Petter to establish Petter & Galpin.

In January, 1860 Cassell, Petter & Galpin opened a branch office in New York City. That office was organized by Walter Low. In 1878 Robert Turner joined the company as a partner and the firm name changed to Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. In 1883 the firm converted to a limited liability company: Cassell & Company, Ltd.

Firm names:
1858-1878 Cassell, Petter & Galpin
1878-1883 Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.

Addresses:
1860-1862 37 Park Row
1865-1880 596 Broadway
1881-1883 739 and 741 Broadway

Cassell, Peeter & Galpin and Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. published a number of series for juveniles. They are listed below.