Bickerstaff's New-England almanack, for the year of our Lord 1785. ... Calculated for the horizon and meridian of Hartford, lat. 41 deg. 56 min. north: long. 72 deg. 54 min. west: and will serve for any of the adjacent states without any essential variation. ...

People / Organizations

• Nath. Patten ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")
• Nehemiah Strong (Author)

Imprint

Hartfod [i.e., Hartford]: Printed and sold by Nath. Patten, [1784]

Publication year

1784-1784

ESTC No.

W25545

Grub Street ID

335533

Description

[24]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to Strong in: Bates, A.C. "Checklist of Connecticut almanacs." Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, n.s. v. 24 (1914): 101-107, 138. Attributed to Benjamin West by Shipton & Mooney.

The calculations on the calendar pages are identical, and the eclipse predictions on p. [2] practically so, with those in the almanac issued simultaneously under Strong's own name, An astronomical ephemeris, calendar, or almanack, for 1785 (Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin).

Advertised in the Connecticut courant, Hartford, Sept. 21, 1784.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-C?