The Citizen & Farmer's Almanac for, the Year of our Lord, 1812

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  • Wilmington, Del: Robert Porter, 1812
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Wilmington, Del: Robert Porter, 1812. First Edition. Wraps. Good. First Edition. 24 leaves. Self wrappers. Stitched. 4 x 6 3/4 inches. Inked name on front wrapper (James Campbell). Title vignette: seal of the United States. The Anatomy is the only other illustration. Signatures: A4B2C4D2E4F2G4H2. Fraying to edges, page edges trimmed (removing inked signatures), One leaf torn in half (no loss to text). Other locations with marginal tearing. Wraps. Shaw & Shoemaker 22537. Drake, M. Almanacs, 1434 (noting one location with 24 leaves, the other 2 locations defective). A scarcer imprint than the Morristown NJ imprint found for many other years of this almanac. Content includes the usual Eclipses, a story of AWFUL DEATH from the Augusta Georgia Herald regarding one mIss Mary Ann Mooney. A marine eruption near St. Michaels, Slavery-A Tale, exports of the United States, the strength of it's militia state by state, Description of the ceremony of a Gentoo Woman, table of the US population in 1800 and 1811 (plus Territorial Governments), and a two page description of the Government of the United States of American with the top wage earners (Madison got $25,000 dollars). Also court dates, table of interest at 6 percent, etc.

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