Cornelia Smith Bradford

Cornelia Smith Bradford (died August 1755) was a printer and newspaper editor located in Philadelphia.

[3] Andrew owned a print shop in Philadelphia as well as the American Weekly Mercury newspaper, founded in 1719.

Upon Andrew's death, Cornelia took over his printing press, shop, and management of his newspaper.

In 1742/3, she hired one Isaiah Warner as an assistant, but from 1744 until the last issue of the Mercury on May 22, 1746, Cornelia was the sole editor and printer.

She owned land in New York City, Philadelphia, and Germantown.