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Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord 1777 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. By Abraham Weatherwise, gent. ...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1771 Wea Aja.09.6
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796
Language:
English
Physical Description:
36 p. : ill. ; 12°.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Printed and sold by John Dunlap, at the newest-printing-office, in Market-Street, [1776]
Notes:
".. the ingenious David Rittenhouse, A.M. of this city, has favoured us with the astronomical calculations of our almanack for this year .."--title page.
Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 1776.
The frontispiece is by Henry Dawkins, whose initials are obscured in this printing of the cut.
Local Notes:
Library copy: -all after p.28
HSP in LCP.
Cited in:
Evans 15062; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3494; Drake, M. Almanacs, 10034

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