If I remember correctly, I think most training in trades like this would have been by apprenticeship. He was probably sent to work for an established printer, who would have been willing to train him in the craft in return for a little free (or very cheap) labor. Purely guesswork, but I would imagine that most of the printers at that time probably would have been in the bigger cities, or more established areas. Most of the "frontier" probably wouldn't have been able to support a printer. Angie > -----Original Message----- > Can anyone tell me where a young boy would go > to be trained in the printing business ca 1790 in > NC or SC? He ended up printing the "Camden > Intelligencer" in Camden, SC in 1803 but I have > no idea where he might have picked up his > knowledge of this trade. His family lived in east TN > and evidently sent him "back east" to learn this > trade, possibly with relatives. So knowing where > he trained might help me nail down where this > family lived before moving to TN. > > Any input is welcome. > > > Vickie Elam White >