Andrew Ellicott (1754-1820) - surveyor extraordinaire, inventor, astronomer and, though born a Quaker, became a Major in the Revolutionary War - wrote at least thirteen yearly almanacs from 1781-1793, even during the war. He calculated each monthly chart and composed a prose segment on predictions and biographies as the "Allegheny Philosopher".
His early editions were published by Mary K. Goddard (1738-1816), the woman newspaper publisher and Baltimore postmaster who bravely printed the Declaration of Independence.
His early editions were published by Mary K. Goddard (1738-1816), the woman newspaper publisher and Baltimore postmaster who bravely printed the Declaration of Independence.