Alden's New-Jersey Register and United States' Calendar, for ... 1811

1811. ALDEN, TIMOTHY. Alden's New-Jersey Register and United States' Calendar, for ... 1811. Newark: William Tuttle, [1811]. 160, [4] p. Sheep-backed boards. Ex-library, with title heavily stamped, first few leaves pasted over with early newspaper clippings, binding broken. Complete, but not beautiful. First issue of the first New Jersey register. Contains a highly useful list of New Jersey civil and military officers, courts, post offices, churches and ministers, colleges and schools, libraries, and other societies. Alden's register folded after only one more issue, and several later attempts similarly failed after one or two issues. It was not until the manual of the legislature started in 1872 that an annual New Jersey register succeeded. For additional information on Alden and his register, see Felcone, New Jersey Books 1694-1900, 17.