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In 1794, George Willig (1764-1851) took over the Philadelphia-based (John Christopher) Moller & (Henri) Capron, which was founded in 1793 and was the first music publisher in America. Willig operated the firm until his death; it was taken over by Lee & Walker in 1856.
In 1822, Willig acquired the Baltimore publisher Thomas Carr, which his son (George Jr. [1794-1874, not 1879]) ran from 1829 until his death. It continued to operate under the same name after his death.
(Note: Only George Willig Jr. appeared to put plate numbers on its scores.)
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Meineke | New Instruction for the Piano Forte | 1840 |
| Blessner | Danse cosaque | 1841 |
| Bishop | I'm Saddest When I Sing | 1842 |
| Blessner | L'Invitation a la chasse | 1842 |
| Blessner | Marche funebre | 1842 |
| Blessner | Le Prince de Joinville | 1842 |
| Blessner | Daguerre | 1843 |
| Grobe | Salut a Baltimore, Op.48 | 1846 |
| Plate | Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Müller | Baltimore Museum | 1844 |
| 1936 | Rohbock | Charleston Waltz | 1845 |
| 1983 | Rohbock | Adelia Gallop | 1846 |
| 2067 | Grobe | The Battle of Buena Vista, Op.101 | 1847 |
| 2182/2183 | Herz | The Flower of America (arr for piano 4 hands) | 1849 |
| 2269 | Grobe | Betty Polka, with variations, Op.147 | 1850 |
| 2365 | Hewitt | Union Quick Step | 1851 |
| 2598-7 | Grobe | Stars of Hope, Op.508 | 1855 |
| 3167 | Courlander | The Knabe Polka | 1871? |
| 3173 | Müller | Excelsior Polka, Op.169 | 1871 |
| 3452 | Scheidler | La bella polketta | 1875 |
| 3478 | Scheidler | Feuille d'album | 1876 |
| 3571 | Gumbert | 4 Duets, Op.45 (No.1) | 1877 |
| 3579 | Schulz | Andante | 1877 |
| 3694 | Maylath | Innocence | 1879 |
| 3856 | Rosenberg | Sadie Moore, Op.5 | 1881 |
| 3923 | Sullivan | The Pirates of Penzance (overture arr. for piano 4 hands) | 1881 |
| 4141 | Lenschow | Creator Alme Siderum | 1885 |
