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 Abraham Weatherwise, gent.
Contributors: Weatherwise, Abraham.
Series: Eighteenth century -- reel 10954, no. 02.
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
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

Microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn. : Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of Gale Group, 2000. 1 reel ; 35mm. t135285. Unit 313. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 10954, no. 02).