Bortles, Jacob H.
Biography
Ca. 1808–11 Aug. 1836. Bookseller, newspaper editor and proprietor. Born in New York. Assisted with presswork for first edition of Book of Mormon, Aug. 1829–Mar. 1830, in Palmyra, Wayne Co., New York. Partner in bookseller firm Willcox & Bortles, 1834, in Palmyra. Married Mary Colt, 5 Mar. 1834, in Palmyra. Editor and proprietor of Wayne Sentinel and owner of adjacent bookstore, 1836, in Palmyra. Died in Palmyra.
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