THE PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY FOR 1798: CONTAINING THE NAMES, OCCUPATIONS, AND PLACES OF ABODE OF THE CITIZENS.ALSO A REGISTER OF THE.MAGISTRATES.WITH AN ACCURATE TABLE OF THE DUTIES ON GOODS, WARES, AND MERCHANDIZE; TOGETHER WITH A GENERAL ABSTRACT FROM THE REVENUE LAWS.

Stafford, Cornelius William

Verlag: [Philadelphia], 1798

166,[2],77,[2]pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Some foxing and toning, contemporary ownership signature on contents leaf, titlepage and a few terminal leaves with minor marginal repairs. Small repair and open tear to leaf K1, costing a few words on a few lines. Overall very good. A contemporary Philadelphia resident's copy of this scarce early directory for the City of Brotherly Love. This is Stafford's second directory of Philadelphia, following his first of 1797, and includes an alphabetical listing of citizens with their occupations and addresses. On the first page of the listing of names is John Adams, "President of the United States of America, 190, High street." The contemporary owner of this copy, Thomas Proctor, is listed within as a "Gentleman" living at 163 Arch Street. After the listing of citizens, the work includes a printing of the Constitution (without the Bill of Rights), followed by the usual additions relating to politics and finance. The directory ends with a notice from the Society for the Information and Assistance of Emigrants and a two-page account of the July 1797 Yellow Fever outbreak in the city. Scarce, with only nineteen copies listed in ESTC, six of which are at the Library Company of Philadelphia. SPEAR, p.275. EVANS 34593. ESTC W27617. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM54774

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY FOR 1798: ...
Verlag: [Philadelphia]
Erscheinungsdatum: 1798