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inches; and under 8 inches, stands 12 inches: now 36 and 12 make 48, thu answer in inches; and 48-12-4 feet, or just half a cord.

3. Admit the breadth to be 3 feet 11 inches, and height 3 feet 9 inches; required the content.

Under 3 feet at top, stands 70; and under 9 inches, is 18: 70 and 18, make 38 12 7 feet 4 inches or 7 ft. 1 qr. 2 inches, the answer.

TABLE I.

Showing the amount of £1, or $1, at 5 and 6 per annum, Compound Inter st, for 20 years.

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VII. The weights of the coins of the United States.

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Dollars,

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The standard for gold coin is 11 parts pure gold, and one part alloy the alloy to consist of silver and copper. The standard for silver coin is 1485 parts fine to 179 paru alloy the allov to be wholly copper.

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2 | 2,050000| 2,060000|| 1,859410 1,833393 3 3,152500| 3,183600|| 2,723248 2,673012 4 4,310125 4,374616 3,545950 3,465106 5 5,525631 5,637193 4,329477 4,212364 6 6,01913 6,975319 5,075692 4,917324 7 8,142009 8,393838|| 5,786278 5,582381 8 9,549109 9,897468|| 6,463213| 6,209794| 9 11,026564 11,491316|| 7,107822 6,801692 10 12,577592 13,180770|| 7,721735 7,360087 11 14,206787 14,971643 8,306414 7,886875 12 15,917126 16,869942|| 8,863252 8,383844| 13 17,712982 18,882138|| 9,393573 8,852683 14 19,598632 21,015066|| 9,898641 9,294984 15 21,578564 23,275969||10,379658| 9,712249 16 23,657492 25,672528|10,837769|10,105895 17 25,840366,28,212380||11,274066|10,477260 18 28,132385 30,905653||11,689587|10,827603| 19 30,539004,33,759992||12,085321 11,158116 20 33,06595436,785592 12,462210|11,469921 21 35,719252|39,992727||12,821153,11,764077| 22 38,505214 43,392291 13,163003 12,041582 23 41,430475 46,995828||13,488574 12,303380 24 44,501999'50,815578||13,798642|12,550357 25 47,727099|54,864512||14,093944 12,783356| 26 51,113454 59,156382 14,375185 13,003166 27 54,669126 63,705765 14,643034 13,210534 28 58,402583168,528112||14,898127|13,406164 29 62,322712 73,639793||15,14107313,590721| 30 166,438847 79,058186|15 3724 *1 13 764831 31 70,760790 4,8016715,592810|13,929086

TABLES.

THE three following tables are calculated agreeable te an Act of Congress passed in November, 1792, making foreign Gold and Silver coins a legal tender for the payment of all debts and demands, at the several and respec tive rates following, viz. The Gold Coins of Great Britain and Portugal, of their present standard, at the rate of 100 cents for every 27 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Those of France and Spain 273 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Spanish milled dollars weighing 17 pwt. 7 gr. equal to 100 cents, and in proportion for the parts of a dollar.-Crowns of France weighing 18 pwt. 17 gr. equal to 110 cents, and in proportion for the parts of: Crown. They have enacted, that every cent shall contai: 208 grains of copper, and every half-cent 104 grains

TABLE IV.

Weights of several pieces of English, Portuguese and French Gold Coins.

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TABLE VI.

Weights of English and Portuguese Gold, Weights of French and Spanish Gold, in in Dollars, Cents ana Mills.

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TABLES.

THE three following tables are calculated agreeable to an Act of Congress passed in November, 1792, making foreign Gold and Silver coins a legal tender for the payment of all debts and demands, at the several and respective rates following, viz. The Gold Coins of Great Britain and Portugal, of their present standard, at the rate of 100 cents for every 27 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Those of France and Spain 273 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Spanish milled dollars weighing 17 pwt. 7 gr. equal to 100 cents, and in proportion for the parts of a dollar.-Crowns of France weighing 18 pwt. 17 gr. equal to 110 cents, and in proportion for the parts of Crown. They have enacted, that every cent shall contair 208 grains of copper, and every half-cent 104 grains

TABLE IV.

Weights of several pieces of English, Portuguese and French Gold Coins.

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