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
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
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Portraits; Public opinion; Papermaking; History
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.

Signatures: pi² [A]⁴ B-C⁴ D².

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

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