Coin Silver Salt Spoons - Robert Gray - Portsmouth, N.H - 1813-1860 (Match Set)

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Coin Silver Salt Spoons - Robert Gray - Portsmouth, N.H - 1813-1860 (Match Set)
Inscription "J.A. Manning"
Born: 18 Feb 1792, Salem MA
Died: 11 Jun 1860, Portsmouth NH
Apprenticed 1805-1813 in Salem MA.
He worked in 1813-1860 as a silversmith in Portsmouth NH with a shop at the corner of Market Street until 1817. He sold this shop to John Abbott and moved to Daniel Street. He moved again to Congress Street in 1818.
Advertised in the New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth NH), 14 Sep 1813, stating "Every article in the gold and silver line made at the shortest notice."
Advertised in the Portsmouth Oracle (Portsmouth NH), 19 Aug 1815, offering looking glasses, gold work, and Britannia wares.
Appointed in 1843-1844 as Selectman in Portsmouth NH 3
He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Portsmouth NH, listed as a silversmith.