John Dabney

John Dabney (1752–1819) was a postmaster, publisher, and bookseller in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

He was born in Boston in 1752 to Charles Dabney and Elizabeth Gardner.

[1] With Thomas C. Cushing, John Dabney published the Salem Mercury newspaper, 1787-1789.

[4] Beginning around 1790 he ran the "Salem Book-Store" which offered books for sale or short-term rental;[5][6] customers included William Bentley.

[8][9][10] He belonged to the North Church in Salem[11] and the Essex Lodge of the Freemasons.