The New-England town and country almanack ... for the year of our Lord 1769 ...
Subtitle: Fitted to the latitude of Providence, in New-England; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies.
By: By Abraham Weatherwise, gent
Contributors: Weatherwise, Abraham
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 11113
Publisher: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by Sarah Goddard, and John Carter, at Shakespear's Head.
Published: 1768
Place of publication: Providence
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Wilkes, John, -- 1727-1797 -- Portraits
Genres: Portraits
Notes: Evans, who saw no copy, incorrectly gives title as: The New-England almanack, or Lady's and gentleman's diary, for the year of our Lord, 1769

Advertised in the Newport Mercury for Sept. 12-19, 1768

The portrait, occupying the first page, is of John Wilkes, and is stated to be "engraved for Weatherwise's almanack, 1769." Pages [2-4] are occupied chiefly by an account entitled "Anecdotes of Mr. Wilkes." Page [5] is the title page

All other issues, except the first, in the series of almanacs published at Providence first by William Goddard and continued by John Carter, are entitled: The New-England almanack, or lady's and gentleman's diary. The author through 1781 was Benjamin West

Evans 11113

Alden, J.E.  Rhode Island, 380

Drake, M.  Almanacs, 12824

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11113)