Property from the Collection of John W. Whiteley, Jr.
John W. Whiteley Jr (known to everyone as "Jack") was born in 1904 in Yonkers NY and as a small boy began spending summers with his parents in Ticonderoga on northern Lake George. He became enamored of both the incredible beauty of the Lake and the region and its profound historical significance. After graduating from Princeton University (Class of 1926) and Harvard Law School (Class of 1929), Mr. Whiteley decided to make his permanent home in Ticonderoga. While pursuing a successful law practice in the 1930's and 1940's he painstakingly collected rare books especially from the French & Indian War period and the American Revolution, both of which had seen important action within miles of his home. In his short life span his systematic efforts led to a collection of several hundred volumes spanning the 18th to early 20th centuries. Mr. Whiteley died of a heart condition in 1949. Most of the collection has been preserved by his family to the present time.
AMES, Nathaniel (1741-1822). An Astronomical Diary, or, an Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1752 -- 1757, 1759-62, 1764, 1767-1768. Boston: John Draper et al, [1751-56, 1758-61, 1763-64, 1766-67]. -- LOW, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary, or, an Almanack for the Year of Christian Aera, 1765: Boston: D. & J. Kneeland,[1764]. -- WILLARD, Joseph. Ames's Almanack revived and improved: or, An Astronomical Diary For 1766. Boston: R. and S. Draper et al, [1765].
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AMES, Nathaniel (1741-1822). An Astronomical Diary, or, an Almanack for the Year of our Lord Christ, 1752 -- 1757, 1759-62, 1764, 1767-1768. Boston: John Draper et al, [1751-56, 1758-61, 1763-64, 1766-67]. -- LOW, Nathaniel. An Astronomical Diary, or, an Almanack for the Year of Christian Aera, 1765: Boston: D. & J. Kneeland,[1764]. -- WILLARD, Joseph. Ames's Almanack revived and improved: or, An Astronomical Diary For 1766. Boston: R. and S. Draper et al, [1765].
Together 15 issues, 8o (175 x 103 mm and smaller). (Last leaf of 1752 issue lacking; title, Jan. and Feb. of 1753 lacking; title and three leaves torn in 1766; lacking last leaf in 1768; other tears, stains and wear). Partially sewn.
"SAVE YOUR MONEY, AND YOU SAVE YOUR COUNTRY" (1767 issue, referencing the Townsend Acts). A scarce survival, being fifteen issues of Ames's Almanack through the course of the French and Indian War. The 1768 issue contains an account of the proceedings of the Boston Town Meeting of Freeholders on 28 October 1767, in which the "Non-Importation Agreement" was passed in answer to the Townsend Acts. The 1767 issue contains a list of "Distances of the principal towns of New England, etc., from Boston, with the most noted houses of entertainment on the roads," exceptional for being one of the few contemporary lists of the noted taverns of New England. Evans 6628, 6807, 6953, 7143, 7348, 7607, 8072, 8292, 8529, 8786, 9321, 9714 (Nathaniel Low issue), 10212 (Joseph Willard issue), 10224 and 10540.
Together 15 issues, 8o (175 x 103 mm and smaller). (Last leaf of 1752 issue lacking; title, Jan. and Feb. of 1753 lacking; title and three leaves torn in 1766; lacking last leaf in 1768; other tears, stains and wear). Partially sewn.
"SAVE YOUR MONEY, AND YOU SAVE YOUR COUNTRY" (1767 issue, referencing the Townsend Acts). A scarce survival, being fifteen issues of Ames's Almanack through the course of the French and Indian War. The 1768 issue contains an account of the proceedings of the Boston Town Meeting of Freeholders on 28 October 1767, in which the "Non-Importation Agreement" was passed in answer to the Townsend Acts. The 1767 issue contains a list of "Distances of the principal towns of New England, etc., from Boston, with the most noted houses of entertainment on the roads," exceptional for being one of the few contemporary lists of the noted taverns of New England. Evans 6628, 6807, 6953, 7143, 7348, 7607, 8072, 8292, 8529, 8786, 9321, 9714 (Nathaniel Low issue), 10212 (Joseph Willard issue), 10224 and 10540.