317.3M31 M41 fcHlV&* Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from University of Massachusetts, Boston http://www.archive.org/details/pocketalmanackfo1812amer A .N ; ; (i\ i h (fT^n- SJi^rrtHi I^Vttn^r-^-Vr*! j^c.-^\^n^ym <CVnr«CVnTf?iWjnCWnriCVT a^? THE MASSACHUSETTS i 3&egtfter AND United States Calendar For the Year of our LORD 18 12 he Thirty-fixth of American Independence, CONTAINING 1 Civil, Judicial, Ecc'i '(lien , and Military Lifts in MASSACHUSETTS ; Associations, and Coxpofait, Institutions, for horary, agricultural, and charitavle Purpofes. i Lijl of Post-Towns in Majfachvfd's, with th Names of ike Post-Masters. ALSO, Catalogues of the Officers of the GENERAL GOVERNMENT, Wi h its fever?' Departments and Eftablilamcnts ; Times of the Sittings of tha feveial Courts ; Governors in each Stare ; Public Duties, &c. USEFUL TABLES And a Variety cf other intereiling Articles. f BOSTON : Published by JOHN WE&T&Co. and MANNING & LOWING So!d, whclcfale and retail, at their Book Stores, Cornhill. \yi^^j^^?^^- ^i3Vjw ^-: : &>*B^S* ^& *»*f| ECLIPSES for 1819. r ? *l'* HERE wil! be fix Kciipfcr, this year ; four of the Sun, X and two of the Mpdnj as follows : I. The firO will be of the Sun, February ictb, 3b. i6rn. in the evenihe; but iavifibk- to the inhabitants of the Unit- ed States. j) *$ latitude i° 22' N. II. The lecond will be a targe and vifiblc eclipfe of the ^/Toon, beginning the 26th and ending the 27th of February, as follows : 11. m. Beginning - - - 1110 Appar. time eve. Beginning of total darknefs o 15} Middle 1 8r Apparent time End of total darknefs - 2 oC morning. End of the eclipfe - 3 6) - Duration - 3 ,56 Digits eclipfed 2c° 40' from fouth fide of earth's fliadow. III. The third will be of the Sun, March 13th, lh. 38m. 20' in the morning, confequeruly invifible. J) 's lat.. i° S. IV. The fourth will alio be of the Sun, Auguft 7th, oh. 11m. in the morning, likewifc invifible. ])*s latitude 1° 19' fouth. V. The fifth will be of the Moon, Auguft 22d, lolt. 14m. in the morning, therefore invifible to us. VI. The fbeth znd faft will be of the Sun, Sept. 5th, »h. ^8;n. in the evening, but notwithstanding, it will be invifible to us, d *s lat. i° if? north. RATES OF LETTER POSTAGE. Every letter compofed of a fingle meet of paper, conveyed not above 40 miles, 8 cents; over 40 miles, and not ex- ceeding 90 miles 10 cents ; over 90 miles, and not exceed- ing 150 miles, 12§ cents ; over 150 miles, and not exceeding goo miles, 17 cents ; over 300 miles, and not exceeding 500 miles, 20 cents ; over 500 miles, 25 cents. Every letter compofed of two pieces of paper, double thofe rates. Every letter compofed of three pieces of of paper, triple thofe rates. Every letter compofed of four pieces of p?per, weighing one ounce, quadruple thofe rates; and at the rate of four fingle letters for each ounce any letter or packet may weigh, Every fhip-'.etter originally received at <m office for delivery, 6 cents. Magazines and pamphlets, per meet, not exceeding 5* miles, 1 cent ; over 50 miles, and not exceeding loo miles, j| cents ; over 100 miles, 2 cents. The Poft-OfRce does rot infure money, or any other thing conveyed by poft. The General Poii-OfTice is kept at the feat of Government. mi JANUARY, 1 812, begins on Wednefday. 1 FEBRUARY, begins | 1812, on Saturday. Laft Quarter 5th day, nh. 56m. morning. New Moon nd day, 3I1. 16m. evening. Firft Quarter 19th day, 6h. 43m. morning. Full Moon 27th day, ih. 7m. morning. Qbfervable M;W Days, tff>. | r. a. r. © j £ s.IF. Sea. Very i!7 cold iJapo.7 6 9 Mi ! sE Sexag. P.V.M.orCandim- 7 5 10 1 a: am. 7 4 H 9 Cef.armsb.Am.& 413 G.B.'^sh 3 morn. Agatha, 6Vt2<? 1 o 6 fife AUi. with Fr 1778 fncw 7j6 with high 59 8|7 7*8 fet ih. 30m. winds. Quinquag. or Shrove Sun. 6 56 10,2, P Irafan t for 6 55 C. S. Norridgw. Jifeme days. 54 Jfe|4 Aih-Wed or Lt. Oul. im 52 Jfets -'" high rj i Pretty tides, 0H 5.1 6 24 *$ Valentine Day. Fatiing 5° 7 38 ,i.5!7 weather, ) per.j 48 8 52 16E ift Sun. in Lent, followed^ 47 10 3 with wrid. 46 11 15 JC P. Paris. hhr 44 morn jLow tides. agreeable 43 o 22 weather. 6 4 1 1 '7*3 fet oh. 40m. ^ftat. 6 40 2 7 as}? W;-*.fningtonb 1732. 6 39 3 I 2d Sun. in Lent. Some 6 37 4 8 54 r<2?« orfnow. 6 36 4 5? 9 42 Tides lower than common 6 34 5 10 29 at this feafon. FmeS 33 6 11 14 > eel. vif and total ;6 32 6;#rife|i 1 58 aoain to the end ;6 30 6' 7 8;morn U9 7 of the mmth. y apogee. [6 29 6l 8 40 I ";nu« will he Even Star till the ift day of Aug.; thence Morn. Star to the end of the year. —Jupiter will likewife be i.ven. Star till the 10th of July; thence Morn. Star. MARCH, 1812, begins on Sunday. Laft Quarter 6th day, $'a. 5m. morning. New Moon 13th day, ib. 38m. morning. Firft Quarter 19th day, 6h. 16m. evening. Full Moon 27th day, 7h. 32m. evening. M|W| Obfcrvab'.c Days, \*fe. r.0 s. r JF^Sea. I JM D 3d Sun. in Lent. Pleafant *7 9 2 1 23 7 *s fet midnight. forth 26 10 o 2 5 S.J.CDed. C.P.?or:feafon. 6 25 10 58 2 49 FirftAm. Cong, met 1789. 6 23 *» 55 3 34 Bofton MafTacre 1770. 6 22 morn. 4 21 More uucomjo* tabid. 6 52 5 J o Perpet. Gooa'weather a ?ivn, 1 49 6 4th Sun. in Lent. Mid. S. 2 42 6 56 C. P. Taunt. & Greenfield. 3 33 S.J.C.Bof.&Nan. C.S.Wor. 4 24 8 49 Very high tides for 5 3 9 46 regory. fome Signs 5 4 2 10 i 44 days, ©ecl.inv. > per. >fcts ii 40 of a form. ev.37 8 5th Sund. in Lent. 59 * 33 C. P. Cone. Unpleafant 10 11 2 28 CP.Mach.&Nor.C.S.PJy. 11 21 3 24 ' \ forfeme days, n ©T£[&Par. morn. 4 19 Low tides. Becomes 25 5 13 JGreat fire Bofton 1760.. 1 13 6 6 Benedict. fine 6 %$ 2 5 6 57 Pal. 6thSund.in Lent. Sun.j.5 3 3 7 47. C. P. Worcefter. again.U 3 45 8 34 C.P.&S.Nant. CS.Portl.|5 „ 4 »9 9 *9 C.S.Taun.Annun.V.Mary.J5 53 4 54 10 1 denote a\^ l 2 The clouds •5 5 5 10 46 Good Frid. change > apo 15 50 ©rife 11 29 weather. of D0i j.5 49 7 4 morn. Eafter day. Grows 5 47 8 1 o 11 CP.Ipfw.P leafant 5 45 8 5 8 56 C. P. & S. Barnfta. again 44 9 5<? 1 39 A * 1 APRIL, 1812, begins on Wednefday. Lalt. Quarter 4th day, 6h. 21m. evening. New Moon nth day, ioh. 43m. morning. Firft Quarter 1 8 th day, 7I1. 57m. morning. Full Moon 26th. day, oh. 26m. evening. ISfc. jr. s. Sea. M W| Obfervable Days, | r.^s.|F. 1 UifjettUaUlilettkcL * loo 2 2c % 43 7 53*q 25 a weather and 42 7 »i 49 3 13 8 Hyd heart fou. 8h, 30m. 40 7 norn. 4 3 4 St. Ambrofe. high winds 39 7 42 4 55 5 ift S.paftEsf LowS. Bain 37 7 1 33 5 4^ 6 Gov. and Sen. chofen Ma(T. 36 7 212 6 44 7 S.J.C.Con. Quite pleafant 35 7 3 4 7 39 8 jor the fcafon. 33 7 3 4i 8 35 2 9 Peace rati, by G, Br. 1784. 32 7 4 9 3° io High tides. > perigee.^ 3o 7 5 ojio 26 it- More failing 5 29 7 > fetsj 1 1 22 isD 2d Sun. paft Eafter. 28 7 7 54;ev. 19 weather. *3 2 C. P. Lenox. 26 7 9 7\ 1 16 1 1 J C.P.Plym. C.S. 710 1 2 4i3 S.J.C.Wor. 3 2,5 1 J 5'4 AgreeaLU [Ipfw.&YorkJ^ 23 7»i 19] 3 « l 6 5 weatherfor the I5 22 7 morn. 4 i 9I1. o 7 6 7*3 fet 15m. faf°r-\5 21 7 18; ,5 •87 Low tides, [at Lex. 1775.5 iq 7 1 8 5 50 -,d Sund. paft Eaf. Battle 5 18 7 1 53 64 2o|2 Spring like 2 jC. P. York. Qj 17 7 42 7 35 6 8 3 C. P. Soft. weather, *5 7 3 9 2 2 '4 with more 14 7 3 34 85 2 No St. George. fiowers. 13 7 4 5 9 34 5:4,6 Japo. 11 7 4 31 10 17 -57 St. Mark. Ceo/ breezes & 10 7 z, O 1 o 11 *6;d 4th Sun. paft Eaf. c/;% 9 7 $ rife 44 C. P,,& S. Dedh. «4?4^ 8 7 7 58 morn. S.J.C.Ipf.&North.CS Au. 8 55 30 1 2 9;4 for April. £Stat.