The New-England town and country almanack ... for the year of our Lord 1769 : Fitted to the latitude of Providence, in New-England; but may, without sensible error, serve all the northern colonies. By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.
| Other author | Weatherwise, Abraham, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Providence : Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by Sarah Goddard, and John Carter, at Shakespear's Head, [1768] |
| Description | 32 unnumbered pages : 1 portrait ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | Advertised in the Newport Mercury for Sept. 12-19, 1768. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 11113 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 12824 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 380 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW15786. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |