George, Daniel:

$500 · Offered by William Reese Company

AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1783. BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND SEVENTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, LAT 42 DEG. 25 MIN. ... A late 18th-century Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, who issued New England almanacs published in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes a variety of readings, recipes, and notices. These include "diverting jests," a receipts for dropsy and destroying bugs, and a list of the vacations at Harvard College.

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