Antique 1868 FARMER'S Almanac #76 Stephen EDDY Burrillville RI genealogy SAYLES

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Antique 1868 The Old FARMER'S ALMANAC Robert Thomas BOSTON Mass MA + PROVIDENCE RI
Antique The FARMER'S ALMANAC
Number 76  from 1868  by Robert B. Thomas
1868 was a LEAP YEAR
Published by Brewer & Tileson,
Boston Massachusetts
Bangs Williams News Co., Providence R.I. is
listed on the front, probably the local distributor
48 pages, plus front outer cover...seems complete aside from back outer cover.
There is an extra hand-written page of accounts attached to the back.
Contents include:
Eclipses
Moveable Feasts and Fasts
List of Colleges in New England, including: Harvard
Tufts, Yale, Amherst, Wesleyan, Middlebury,
Dartmouth, Brown, and Bowdoin College
Executive Government in the United States with salaries
A list of American Presidents, starting with George Washington
and ending with Andrew Johnson
County Commissioners meetings in Massachusetts
A "Farmer's Calendar" by month, with illustrated
astronomical signs.
List of Courts in the U.S. and New England
Stamp Duties
A Tide Table
Postal Regulations
+ Various articles, agriculture reports,
anecdotes, poetry.
Considering that this booklet is 153 years old, it's
in overall good condition.  The binding is holding together well.
The outer front cover is very brittle and  there are tears
and chipping around the edges, plus staining and speckles.
Otherwise there are rounded corners and edge wear, light stains,
age tanning and light mustiness.
Writing / Genealogy:
This issue is one of several being listed from the same collection,
that of STEPHEN EDDY of Burrillville, Rhode Island.  This batch
spans the years from 1861-1874, and all are heavily inscribed
with hand-written ink notations, many pertaining to family members,
members of the local community, and farm notes such as
first snow, bees swarming, and calves born.
The EDDY and SAYLES families are most often mentioned.
This issue has the name Stephen Eddy, 1868 is written on the front cover.
The extra page was Stephen Eddy's farm accounting page, that lists
"Hens eggs sold" and items borrowed by date.
Other names mentioned are:
Arnold W. Gary and Sarah Bellows - marriage notice
John Stanfield
Francis C. Smith
Walter Eddy
George T. Esten
Rhoda Eddy, Eli Eddy
Pliny Sayles
Jonah Steer
Oliver A.M. Smith
Whipple Sayles
Edgar Thompson, Joel Thompson of Pascoag R.I.
Warner M. Aldrich
Fenner Eddy
Henry Keach and daughter Emma of Greenville R.I.
Carver Hopkins
and more...
There is also a notice of the Friendship Lodge choosing
Lafaette (Lafayette?) Reynolds  as Grand Master and that
Thomas Doyle was present
An amazing time capsule of daily life in 1868!
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