Thomas's Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode-Island, New-Hampshire and Vermont Almanack, with an Ephemeris for 1784 - Calculated for the Meridian of Boston But Will Serve Without Any Essential Variation for Either of the Beforementioned States (Paperback)

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