Richard Ware II (d. 1783; fl. 1763–1783)
Identifiers
- Grubstreet: 1159
- VIAF: 63884059
Occupations
- Bookseller
- Stationer
Dates
- Apprenticeship: 1752
- Freedom: 1759
Richard Ware, bookseller and stationer, on Ludgate Hill.
Bound apprentice to Charles Hitch 4 February 1752; subsequently turned over to his father Richard Ware, 3 March 1752, who died in August 1756; Richard II was freed by Charles Hitch 6 March 1759.
15 December 1767: A catalogue of books in quires and copies, being the remainder of the stock of Catherine and Richard Ware, leaving off the bookselling business.—Terry Belanger, Booksellers' Sales of Copyright: Aspects of the Londong Book Trade 1718–1768, p. 257
Ian Maxted, Exeter Working Papers in Book History (2005–present)
Ware, Richard II. Richard Ware, late of Ludgate-hill, stationer, to surrender Nov. 21, Dec. 1, 26 at Guildhall (London Gazette 14 Nov 1778). Dividend declared for May 24 (London Gazette 19 Apr 1783). Died on Sunday night [11 May] at his apartments near Bermondsey-Spa, Mr. Richard Ware, senior, formerly a wholesale stationer in the city, but had retired (Daily Advertiser 13 May 1783)
—The London Book trades of the later 18th Century (CC BY-NC 4.0)