1776 American Independence 1ed Almanac Quaker Register Gaine Rev War PROVENANCE
An exceedingly rare and valuable 1776 American register! Hugh Gaine’s “Universal Register” was a regular recurring almanac with an interesting Quaker lean to it. This register includes expected calendar events that are found in every almanac from this era, but it also contains a list of all of the general meetings of Quakers and where they are to be held. Of course, the greatest draw of this particular issue is that it was published the same year that America would gain its independence. A truly rare and coveted piece of Revolution-era America!
1776 American Independence 1ed Almanac Quaker Register Gaine Rev War PROVENANCE
An exceedingly rare and valuable 1776 American register! Hugh Gaine’s “Universal Register” was a regular recurring almanac with an interesting Quaker lean to it. This register includes expected calendar events that are found in every almanac from this era, but it also contains a list of all of the general meetings of Quakers and where they are to be held. Of course, the greatest draw of this particular issue is that it was published the same year that America would gain its independence. A truly rare and coveted piece of Revolution-era America!
Item number: #26515
Price: $995
GAINE, Hugh
Gaine’s Universal register, or, American and British Kalendar for the year 1776
New York: H. Gaine, 1776. First edition.
Details:
- Collation:
- [12], 45-168
- Wanting some pages, p. 21-44
- Provenance: Handwritten
- Sally Smith, 1802
- [“Recd of Mr. Elderkin on Govr. Trumbull’s Execution by the hand of Mr. Walles, 1778”]
- Possibly referring to Jonathan Trumbull Sr. (1710–1785), the American politician and statesman who served as Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution. Trumbull was one of only two men to serve as governor of both a British colony and an American state, and he was the only governor to take up the Patriot cause at the start of the Revolutionary War.
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather
- Size: ~5in X 3.25in (13cm x 8cm)
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26515
Categories
Americana, American History
Language Study & Reference
Authors
GAINE, Hugh
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent