Robert Aitken

Born in Scotland, Aitken came to Philadelphia as a bookseller in 1769, returned to Scotland, then returned to Philadelphia in 1771. He followed the business of book selling and binding. In 1774, he became a printer and later produced the first English-language Bible printed in the colonies. After his death in 1802, his daughter Jane took over the business.

John Witherspoon, "The Dominion of Providence over the passions of men. A sermon preached at Princeton, on the 17th of May 1776...". Philadelphia: Printed and sold by R Ai[t]ken, Printer and Bookseller, opposite the London Coffee-House, Front-Street, 1776.	The Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament; And applied to the Christian State and Worship, by I. Watts, D.D.. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, third door above the Coffee-house, Market-Street, 1781.	Psalm XXIV, from The Psalms of David, captioned at left.

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