atop, stands 36 inches; and under 8 inches, stands 12 inches: now 36 and 12, make 48, the answer in inches; and 48÷124 feet, or just half a cord.

S. Admit the breadth to be S 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 88÷÷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 Interest, for 20 years.

cent. per

Yrs. 15 per cent. 6 per cent.|Yrs. 15 per cent.16 per cent.

1,05000 1,06000 11 1,71034 1,89829

1

2 1,10250

1,12360 12

1,79585

2,01219

10 1,62889 1,79084 20 2,65329

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

3,20713

Eagles,

pwt. gr.
11

6

Half-Eagles,

Quarter-Eagles,

2 191

}

Standard

Gold.

Dollars,

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 parts alloy--the alloy to be whelby copper.

ANNUITIES.

TABLE II. Showing the amount of £1 annuity, forborne for 31 years or under, at 5 and 6 per cent. compound interest.

Irs.

1

4

TABLE III. Showing the present worth of £1 annuity, to continue for 31 years, at 5 and 6 per cent. compound int. 6

5

1,000000 1,000000|| 0,952381 0,943396 2 2,050000 2,060000|| 1,859410 1,8333933 3,152500 3,183600|| 2,723248 2,673012] 4,310125 4,374616|| 3,545950| 3,465106 5 5,525631 5,637193|| 4,329477 4,2123641 6 6,801913 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 12,577892 13,180770|| 7,721735 7,560087 11 14,206787 14,971643|| 8,306414 7,886875 12 15,91712616,869942|| 8,863252 8,383844| 13 17,712982 18,882138|| 9,393573 8,852683 1419,598632|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 30,53900433,759992||12,085321|11,158116 20 38,065954 36,785592||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 58,402583 68,528112||14,898127 13,406164 29 62,32271273,639798||15,141073 18,590721 30 66,438847 79,058186||15,372451|13,764831 31 70,760790 84,801677||15,592810|13,929086

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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 a Crown. They have enacted, that every cent shall contain 208 grains of copper, and every half-cent 104 grains.

TABLE IV.

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

VHI. TABLE of Cents, answering to the Currencies of the United States, with Sterling, &c. NOTE. The figures on the right hand of the space, show the parts of a cent, or mills, &c.

6s. to 8s. to7s. 6d. 4s.8d. 5s. to 4s. 6d. 4s. 10d.

the the to the to the the to the to the Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll.

P.cents. cents. cents. cents. cents. cents.

Dollar.

cents.