Excerpt from The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1844 The best thanks of the editor are due to the numerous correspondents of the work, and they are respectfully solicited to furnish information for the future volumes. Persons who may notice errors in any portion of the Almanac are earnestly requested to communicate them to the editor, and they will be corrected in the following year. Perfect accuracy cannot be expected in a.work embracing such a multitude of details; but every exertion is made to avoid mistakes, and to supply the most useful and interesting information that comes within the plan of such a publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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