America and Her Almanacs: Wit, Wisdom, & Weather, 1639-1970 |
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... printed on this press by Stephen Daye , its operator , was the " Free- man's Oath . " This was in 1638. It may be seen at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence , Rhode Is- land . The next printed document from this press ap ...
... printed on this press by Stephen Daye , its operator , was the " Free- man's Oath . " This was in 1638. It may be seen at the John Carter Brown Library in Providence , Rhode Is- land . The next printed document from this press ap ...
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... printed by Fowle in Portsmouth , New Hamp- shire . In this same edition we also learn that the Granite State's first press was established in 1756 - the very one upon which the almanac was printed that November . Another historical ...
... printed by Fowle in Portsmouth , New Hamp- shire . In this same edition we also learn that the Granite State's first press was established in 1756 - the very one upon which the almanac was printed that November . Another historical ...
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... Printed & Sold by B. Franklin & H. Meredith , at the New Printing - Office near the Market [ 1731 ] . $ 150.00 Rare but priced at a fraction of what a complete copy would bring ( about $ 500 ) because it lacks the final leaf & part of ...
... Printed & Sold by B. Franklin & H. Meredith , at the New Printing - Office near the Market [ 1731 ] . $ 150.00 Rare but priced at a fraction of what a complete copy would bring ( about $ 500 ) because it lacks the final leaf & part of ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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