Gaine's universal register, or, American and British kalendar, for the year 1782

Gaine's universal register, or, American and British kalendar, for the year 1782

Universal register, or, American and British kalendar, for the year 1782|American and British kalendar, for the year 1782|Hutchin's improved : being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1782

New-York : Printed by H. Gaine, bookseller and stationer, [1781]

179, [1] p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)

L2017F18 1781

(OCoLC)122405980

Title within ornamental border.
Signatures: [A]12 B-G12 H6.
The contents of the calendar selected or adapted from "Hutchin's improved : being an almanack and ephemeris ... for the year of our Lord 1782."
American loyalist almanac, contains lists of the British officials in America, former royal governors, British & Hessian army officers & American loyalist officers; also detailed listing of the British order of battle in North America.
"America ... the colonies and provinces of Great-Britain, forming what may be truly call'd, the British empire in America": p. 92-102.
Some pages interleaved with blank leaves.
Red morocco wallet binding with engraved silver locking clasp.
Interleaved with 19th century ms. notes: extensive genealogical & historical records of the Rev. James Francis Armstrong & descendants, including records of births, marriages, deaths for several later generations of Armstrong's family, ending in 1882 & records of slaves and diseases, etc.; Armstrong served as brigade chaplain in the Maryland Line and was an original member of MD Society, later transferred to NJ Society.
Additional ms. notes in pockets of binding removed & stored in case file.

Evans 17168
Drake, M. Almanacs 5895

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