Member and secretary of the Edinburgh Bookseller's Society 23 June 1790. Had been many years principal clerk to Mr Creech. Burgess and Guild Brother 18 September 1794. Edinburgh City Library have Peter Hill's “Sale Catalogue for 1793. Pigot 1820” has Peter Hill & Co still at 200 High Street. Apprentices: Archibald Constable was apprenticed to him 2 February 1788; James Aikman, Burgess 25 July 1804; Alexander Macredie, Burgess 22 June 1816; John Cunningham, Apprenticed 25 April 1814; Burgess 13 July 1825.
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Dates of Activity1784-1834
Activitybookseller
and collector of cess (1816)
collector of cess (1817 - 1820)
booksellers and stationers (1821 - 1822)
collector of cess (1821 - 1822)
collector of cess (1823 - 1833)
collector of cess (1825 - 1827)
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/ Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
Place of Activity
Place of ActivityEdinburgh; Opposite Canongate Church (1784)