T. H. Carter
T. H. Carter and Son
T. H. Carter and Sons
Henry H. and T. W. Carter

Timothy Harrington Carter (1798-1896) was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts and entered the Boston firm of Cummings & Hilliard in 1815 as an apprentice. Jacob Abbot Cummings died in 1820 and the firm, in 1823, became Cummings, Hilliard & Co. Carter had been put in charge of its bookstore and became a partner in 1823. Carter concentrated on law books. The store did quite well and additional help was required. Charles C. Little (later of Little, Brown) was hired and by 1824 was a partner.

Carter left the firm in 1826 when he established with Hilliard and Brown the Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry. It was the first stereotype foundry in New England. It was also known as T. H. and Charles Carter as well as T. H. Carter & Co. It had as many as 118 employees.

Of note is that as early as 1822 Carter was also the proprietor of a printing establishment owned by Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. The Ewer and T. Harrington Carter imprint has been noted in a number of books in the late 1820's.

After a year in Paris, Carter returned in 1828 and established Carter and Hendee at the "Old Corner Book Store" with his brother Richard and Charles J. Hendee. This company operated between 1829 and 1836. It was a very successful publisher and bookseller.

In 1831 well before the failure of Carter, Hendee & Co., Carter incorporated a book manufacturing company. In the mid-1830's Carter began publishing books mostly written by Jacob Abbott.

T. H. Carter firms also included his sons
Henry Harrington Carter (1844-1928)
T. William Carter (1869-1872)

Several imprints have been seen.
T. H. Carter 1830's-1843
T. H. Carter & Co. 1843-1845, 1862-1865
T. H. Carter & Son 1865-1867
T. H. Carter & Sons 1867-1868
Henry H. and T. W. Carter 1869-1872

Carter's firm published a number of series for juveniles as well as the Boys' and Girls' Magazine in 1843-1844. This monthly periodical was edited by Mrs. S. Colman and featured well known authors like Jacob Abbott, T. S. Arthur, Miss C. M. Sedgwick and others.

Here is the list of the series for juveniles. Unfortunately not much is known about some of these series.