Samuel Campbell
Scottish (reportedly arrived from Scotland in 1783)
music dealer
Biography
Samuel Campbell was a New York dealer in music and instruments, listed at 44 Hanover Street. He appears in the first New York city directory, published in 1786, and in an announcement of that year advertised new music for German flute, harpsichord, and pianoforte, including a glee by Goldsmith, an overture by Rossini, and guitar solos. Spillane notes that, according to some accounts, this Campbell had only arrived from Scotland in 1783, making him a different individual from the Campbell mentioned earlier in connection with Captain Giles's wartime memoir.
Highlights
- Listed at 44 Hanover Street advertising new music for German flute, harpsichord and pianoforte (1786)
- Appears in the first New York city directory, published 1786
- Reportedly emigrated from Scotland in 1783, making him distinct from the earlier wartime Campbell
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 70.
Public domain.