Supported by Andrew, George and Elias Ellicott and heavily promoted by the Maryland and Pennsylvania abolition societies, the early editions of the almanacs achieved commercial success. Printers then distributed at least nine editions of Banneker's 1795 almanac. A Wilmington, Delaware, printer issued five editions for distribution by different vendors. Printers in Baltimore issued three versions of the almanac, while three Philadelphia printers also sold editions. A Trenton, New Jersey, printer additionally sold a version of the work.(2) . Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 395, Reference 12..(6) Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 395, Reference 16.(7) Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 395, Reference 17. Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 395, Reference 19.(10) Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 395, Reference 20.(c) Cited in Bedini, 1999, p. 396, Reference 24.</ref>