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

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

Under 5 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 cent. per annum, Compound Interest, for 20 years.

[Yrs. 15 per cent.[6 per cent.[Frs. 15 per cent.\6 per cent.

1,05000 1,06000 11 1,71034 1,89829
1,10250 1,12560 12 1,79585

1

2

2,01219

3 1,15762

1,19101 13 1,88565

2,13292

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

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 varts fine to 179 parts alloy-the alloy to be whol ly 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. 5

1

2

5

6

1,000000 1,000000|| 0,952381 0,943396 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 5,525631 5,637193|| 4,329477 4,212364 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 12,57789213,180770 7,721735 7,360087 11 14,206787 14,971648 8,506414 7,886875 12 15,917126|16,869942|| 8,863252 8,383844 13 17,71298218,882130 9,393573 8,852683 14 19,59863221,015066|| 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 20,539004|33,759992||12,085321|11,158116 20 33,065954 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 13,590721 30 66,438847 79,058186||15,372451 13,764831 31 70,760790 84,801677||15,592810 13,929086

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 27 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.

TABLE V.

TABLE VI.

Grs.

Cts. Mills. || Puts.

Dols. Cts. Mills.

Grs.

Cts. Mills. | Puts. | Dols. Cts. Mills.

VIII. 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. to 7s.6d. 4s.8d. 5s. to|4s.6d. 4s. 103d.

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.