William Bradford was a printer, soldier, and leader during the American Revolution from Philadelphia.
A portrait of Bradford based on a portrait miniature in the possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, published in the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography in 1891
London Coffee House, often called the Old London Coffee House, was a Philadelphia coffee house and merchants exchange in the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Located at the southwest corner of M
William Bradford (printer, born 1719)
…segments with the motto "Unite or Die". Variations of this logo were also used by Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and others. In 1754, he opened the London Coffee House in Philadelphia and began to write marine insurance. As a publisher and writer, he attacked many policies of the British government, and was especially…
An 1830 lithograph of the London Coffee House by William L. Breton
The Old London Coffee House building in 1854
A 1908 illustration of the London Coffee House in its 18th century heyday