Richard Nutt (1694–1780; fl. 1724? – 1780)
Richard Nutt, printer, 1724?–1780; in the Old Bailey; at the Savoy; in Bartletts Buildings.
A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1726 to 1775, by Henry Plomer et al. (1932)
NUTT (RICHARD), printer in London: (1) Old Bailey; (2) Savoy. 1724(?)–1780. Possibly son of John Nutt, printer, 1690(?)–1710(?). Son-in-law of Hugh Meres or Meers, printer (q. v.) In partnership with Elizabeth Nutt in 1724. In 1726 he took over the printing of the Daily Post from C. Meere or Mears, and continued to print it until 1732, when the name of S. Neville is found in the imprint. In 1735 The Young Clerk's Tutor was advertised as printed by R. and E. Nutt and R. Gosling (assigns of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for John Osborn, Golden Ball. [Daily Journal, June 2nd, 1735.] Richard Nutt was also printer of the London Evening Post for many years. On July 10th, 1755, he was tried and convicted of publishing in that paper a libel on the Government over the signature "True Blue". He was sentenced to stand in the pillory at Charing Cross for one hour, to be imprisoned in the King's Bench Prison for two years, to pay a fine of £500, and to find sureties for his good behaviour for five years. He died in Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn, on March 11th, 1780, aged 86. [Nichols, III. 733; Gentleman's Magazine, 1755, XXV. 329 and 569.]