Samuel Raynor
Raynor, Howe & Ferry
Howe & Ferry

Samuel Raynor was born in Hempstead, Long Island in New York in 1810. He was a clerk in Caleb Bartlett's bookstore and in 1835 became a partner in the R. Bartlett & S. Raynor firm. Richard Bartlett died in 1837. At that time Raynor's older brother Hiram joined Samuel and formed the H. & S. Raynor company. Hiram retired in 1847 and Samuel continued as Samuel Raynor until 1856.

Samuel Raynor entered into a partnership with Timothy A. Howe (formerly of the Evening Post) and J. Milton Ferry (formerly with Roe, Lockwood & Son) on May 1, 1856 to form Raynor, Howe & Ferry. At the same time Raynor joined William P. Lyon, formerly of Charles H. Lyon and Bro. to establish Lyon & Raynor, a company that produced envelopes, writing paper, etc. This latter firm dissolved in 1858. Further history of the envelope and stationary company is not part of this bibliography.

Samuel Raynor retired from the bookselling and stationery business of Raynor, Howe & Ferry in 1859. The firm of Howe & Ferry continued for ten years until its dissolution in 1869.

To Summarize:

Samuel Raynor 1847-1856
Raynor, Howe & Ferry 1856-1859
Howe & Ferry 1859-1869

These firms published a number of juvenile series.

H. & S. Raynor published the American School-Class-Book Series in 1842. These six books are basically primary school text books and are not included here.