Poor Will's almanack, for the year of Christian account, 1743 ... Calculated from Caroline tables according to art, and referred to the meridian of Philadelphia, whose pole is elevated forty degrees, and a meridian of five hours west from London, but may without sensible error serve all the provinces adjacent, even from Boston in New-England, to Williamsburg in Virginia. By William Birkett. ...

People / Organizations

• William Birkett (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Andrew Bradford, at the Sign of the Bible, in Front-Street, near High-Street, [1742]

Added name

Bradford, Andrew, 1686-1742, printer.

Publication year

1742

ESTC No.

W32589

Grub Street ID

343091

Description

[24]p. : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

Drake entry 9639 (for The American almanack) is based on an imperfect copy of the present title.

Two states of gathering C noted. Page [24] of one contains "A description of the highways and roads." Page [24] of the other contains "Courts in Maryland." - Advertised in the American weekly Mercury, Philadelphia, Oct. 21/28, 1742.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-C?