Almanacs, American -- New York (State)

Contains: Astronomical calculations for the year 1850; Government of the United Sates, Executive and Judiciary; Senate of the United States; House of Representatives; President Taylor's inaugural address; Mileage of the 30th Congress; Members of the 30th Congress; Report on the Panama canal; Laws of the United States of America (passed in the 30th Congress); Election returns from every state in the Union; New states and territories. Cover title. "The astronomical calculations are by Samuel H. Wright, Dundee, Yates Co., N.Y."--page [1]. "The last session of Congress... Slavery, and its effects on society and human welfare, were their principal themes...": page 33. Below head of title: single copies, 12 1/2 cts...$1 per dozen...$7 per hundred. In engraved and printed blue wrapper, signed at foot of title: Childs sc. Back wrapper contains publisher's advertisements.

Cover title. Below head of title: single copies, 12 1/2 cts...$1 per dozen...$7 per hundred. "Slavery legislation," pages 25-41, includes the speeches of William H. Seward and Josiah Quincy, and the texts of the fugitive slave law of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska bill of 1854, with a classification of the vote. In engraved and printed blue wrapper, signed at foot of title: Childs sc. Last eight unnumbered pages and back wrapper contains printers' and publishers' advertisements.

Cover title. "The astronomical calculations have been prepared exclusively for the Whig Almanac by Samuel H. Wright, Dundee, Yates Co., New York."--Page 1. Includes "Why I am a Whig: reply to an inquiring friend", pages 19-26, by Horace Greeley.
"Population of the of the United States, from the census of 1850 and of 1840 " includes sex, color, free colored and slave population in each state: pages 33-40."Foreign policy of the United States. The Webster and Hulsemann correspondence", pages 41-46. In engraved and printed blue wrapper, signed at foot of title: Childs sc.
Back wrapper contains publisher's advertisements.Includes: Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.Correspondence between Mr. Johann George Hülsemann, and Mr. Webster, and Mr Horace Greeley, 1811-1872. Why I am a Whig.

"Calculations for the year 1849 prepared expressly for the Whig almanac, by David Young, philom."--Page [1]."The election of 1848", pages 9-14."Europe in 1848", pages 15-21."The war with Mexico," page 44-50, concluded from The Whig almanac for 1847.In engraved and printed buff wrapper, with portrait of Zachary Taylor. Signed at foot of title: Childs sc.Back wrapper contains publisher's advertisements.

"Calculations for the year 1847 prepared expressly for the Whig almanac, by David Young, philom."--Page [1].Includes "The war with Mexico," page [29]-37, with a map of the battle of Chapporal. Continues in The Whig almanac for 1849."Bingen by Hon. Mrs. Norton" poem, page [38]."Ad valorem duties", extract from a speech by Daniel Webster on the new tariff bill, in the Senate, July 25, 1846, pages [39]-42."Summary of the census of the United States, June 1, 1840" provides population data in each slaveholding state and non-slaveholding state on slaves and free population by race; "Progress of population" from 1790 to 1840 on slaves and free population by race; employment by occupation is categorized by regions, pages [53]-54.In engraved and printed blue wrapper, signed at foot of title: Childs sc.Back wrapper contains publisher's advertisements.

Contains: Population statistics from the Census of 1840 (including slaves and free population by race, disabled persons, employment by occupation, veterans receiving a military pension, illiteracy), revenue and expenditures (for year ending Sept. 30, 1844); Astronomical calculations for the year 1845; "Were the Whigs beaten by fraud?" (about the Democrat James Polk who defeated Henry Clay in the 1844 presidential elections, partly because of illegal ballots cast in New York City); Government of the United Sates (includes salaries); Tariff of duties; Henry Clay's speech on the subject of the Whig Party; Election returns from every state in the Union.
"Calculations by David Young, philom."--Page [1].
On cover: "The Whig Party", an extract from a letter signed by Henry Clay and dated Ashland, Sept. 13, 1842.
In engraved and printed blue wrapper, signed at foot of title: Childs sc.
Back wrapper contains publisher's advertisements.