Bailey's pocket almanac, being an American annual register, for the year of our Lord 1787.

Other author Workman, Benjamin.
Other author Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
Other author Pursell, Henry D., engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head, in Market-Street, [1786]
Description80 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, map ; 9 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 19488. ^A478749
General noteCalculated by Benjamin Workman. The eclipse predictions and the calculations on the calendar pages (excepting the added tide columns) duplicate those in William Goddard's Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia almanack for 1787 (Baltimore). Workman's authorship of the astronomical portion of the latter almanac is mentioned in his letter in Goddard's 1788 issue, entitled the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia almanack.
General noteIn an advertisement in the Freeman's journal, June 14, 1786, Workman offers his calculations for 1787 almanacs to publishers in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
General noteBailey's pocket almanac was advertised in the Freeman's journal, Dec. 20, 1786.
General notePlates engraved by Henry D. Pursell.
General note"Contains an anonymous untitled poem by [Philip] Freneau embodied in 'A short account of the West Indies.' Author of the 'account' not determined. The poem collected in Miscellaneous Works, 1788, as 'Stanzas written in a blank leaf of Burke's History of the West India Islands.' "--BAL.
References Evans 19488
References BAL 6436
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 10207
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 19488).
Genre/formAlmanacs Pennsylvania 1787.
Genre/formMaps United States.

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