An almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1789
Subtitle: ... Calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41⁰ 51' n. and long. 71⁰ 16' w. and may serve the adjacent states
By: By Elisha Thornton, of Smithfield. ; [Four lines of verse]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 21496
Publisher: Printed and sold by Peter Edes.
Published: 1788
Place of publication: Newport (Rhode-Island)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Slavery; Controversial literature; Slave trade
Notes: Advertised in the Newport herald, Oct. 16, 1788.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴.

"On the slave trade," a poem by Elisha Thornton, appears at heads of the calendar pages, 5-16. Cf. Ricketson, Daniel. The history of New Bedford, p. 241-243.

Evans 21496

Drake, M. Almanacs, 12900

Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 1106