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An almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1789 : being first after leap year, and the thirteenth of American independence : calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41° 51' n. and long. 71° 16' w. and may serve the adjacent states.

Title
An almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1789 : being first after leap year, and the thirteenth of American independence : calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41° 51' n. and long. 71° 16' w. and may serve the adjacent states. / By Elisha Thornton, of Smithfield.
Author
Thornton, Elisha, 1748-1816.
Publication
Newport (Rhode-Island) : Printed and sold by Peter Edes, [1788]

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Additional Authors
Edes, Peter, 1756-1840
Description
[24] pages; 17 cm (12mo)
Subject
  • Slavery > United States > Controversial literature
  • Slave trade
Genre/Form
  • Almanacs – Rhode Island – 1789.
  • Poems – 1788.
Note
  • 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, pages 241-243.
Indexed In (note)
  • Evans, C. American bibliography
  • Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States
  • Alden, J.E. Rhode Island imprints, 1727-1800
Source (note)
  • of Sidney Lapidus;
Call Number
Sc Rare C 17-5 (Lapidus Collection)
OCLC
208297765
Author
Thornton, Elisha, 1748-1816.
Title
An almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1789 : being first after leap year, and the thirteenth of American independence : calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41° 51' n. and long. 71° 16' w. and may serve the adjacent states. / By Elisha Thornton, of Smithfield.
Imprint
Newport (Rhode-Island) : Printed and sold by Peter Edes, [1788]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
Evans, C. American bibliography, 21496
Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States, 12900
Alden, J.E. Rhode Island imprints, 1727-1800, 1106
Source
Gift; of Sidney Lapidus; 2017. Copy in Sc Rare C 17-5 (Lapidus Collection), Schomburg Center, Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Books.
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Edes, Peter, 1756-1840, printer.
Research Call Number
Sc Rare C 17-5 (Lapidus Collection)
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