Bassett & Warford of Albany, New York.

Nehemiah B. Bassett and Joseph Warford formed a partnership in Albany, New York, on August 25, 1800. Their shop was located at the upper end of Market St, No.12, at the sign of the silver watch. Both men were trained as silversmiths by the Huttons in Albany. Nehemiah Bassett may have learned clock and watchmaking before he left Stratford, CT. This partnership produced and sold clocks as well as numerous pieces of silver. In addition, they advertised they sold watch chains, seals, keys, and related items. They developed a solid reputation and produced silver for George Clinton, the Vice-President of the United States. In October of 1805, the partnership was dissolved. Bassett paid Warford $1,800 in cash for half of the stock in trade.

Nehemiah B. Bassett was born in July of 1770 in Stratford, CT. He is the son of Samuel Bassett (1723-) and Mary Bassett (1736-). It appears he stayed in Connecticut until the early 1790s, when he may have learned clock and watchmaking. On October 4, 1792, he married Martha Savage of Middletown, CT. By 1795, Bassett moved to Albany and was working with the Albany silversmith, Isaac Hutton (1767-1855). Basset worked alone till about 1800 when he formed a partnership on August 25 with Joseph Warford. Warford was born in Amwell, NJ, on May 1, 1779, and died in Salem, NY, on October 11, 1847. It seems likely that Bassett was introduced to Warford at the Huttons' business since Warford also trained there. The Bassett and Warford venture lasted almost five years, 1805, when Bassett paid Warford $1,800 in cash for half of the stock in trade. Both men continue working in their trade. Bassett eventually moves on to Schenectady, NY. Warford finds his way to Salem.