FOR CASE I. To reduce the currencies of the different states where a dollar is an even number of shillings, to Federal Money. 1. When the sum consists of pounds only, annex a cipher to the pounds, and divide by half the number of shillings in a dollar; the quotient will be dollars.† 2. But if the sum consists of pounds, shillings, pence, &c. bring the given sum into shillings, and reduce the pence and farthings to a decimal of a shilling; annex said decimal to the shillings, with a decimal point between, then divide the whole by the number of shillings contained in a dollar, and the quotient will be dollars, cents, mills, &c. Formerly the pound was of the same sterling value iu all the colonies as in Great-Britain, and a Spanish Dollar worth 4s. 6d.-but the Legislatures of the different colonies emitted bills of credit, which afterwards depreciated in their value in some States more, in others less, &c. N. Carolina Adding a cipher to the pounds, mult, Hes the whole by 10, bringing them of a vound; then because a collar is just three tenths of a pound, those tenths by 3, brings them 'n'o dollars, &c See EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 731. New-England and Virginia Currency, $ cts. $243 243 331 2. Reduce 45l. 158. 74d. New-England currency, to 20 A dollar-6)915,625 $152,604+ Ans. [federal money. d. 12)7,500 ,625 decimal. NOTE. 1 farthing is,25) which annex to the pence, 3 =,50 and divide by 12, you will =,75 have the decimal required, 3. Reduce 345l. 10s. 114d. New-Hampshire, &c. currency, to Spanish milled dollars, or Federal Money, £345 10 11 20 6)6910,9375 $1151, 3229+Ans. d. ,9375 Decimal. 4. Reduce 1051. 149. 34d. New-York and North Car olina currency, to Federal Money. £105 14 34 A dollar-8)2114,3125 $264,289 06 Ans. Or $ dem. d. 3125 decimal 5. Reduce 4311. New-York currency to federal money This being pounds only.* 4)4310 & cts. Ans. $10771=1077,50 *A dollar is 88. in this currency-,4 = of a pound, therefore, mult ply by 10, and divide by 4, brings the pounds into dollars, &c 6. Reduce 281. 11s. 6d, New-England and Virginia currency, to Federal Money. Ans. $95,25cts. 7. Change 4631. 10s. 8d. New-England, &c. curreney to Federal Money. Ans. 1545, 11cis. Im 8. Reduce 351. 19s. Virginia, &c. currency, to FedAns. $119, 83cts. 3m.+ eral money. 9. Reduce 2141. 10s. 74d. New-York. &c. currency, to Federal money. Ans. $536, 32cts. 8m.+ 10. Reduce 304l. 11s. 5d. North Carolina, &c. currency, to Federal Money. Ans, g761, 42cts. 7m.+ 11. Change 2191. 11s. 73d. New-England and Virginia currency, to federal money. Ans. $731,94cts.+ 12. Change 2411. New-England, &c. currency, into federal money. Ans. $803,33cts. 13. Bring 201. 18s. 5d. New-England, currency, into dollars. Ans. $69, 74cts. 64m.+ 14. Reduce 1681. New-York currency, to Federal Money. Ans. $1170.. 15. Reduce 17s. 93d. New-York, &c. currency, to dollars, &c. Ans. $2, 22cts. 6,5m.+ 16. Borrowed 10 English crowns, at 6s. 8d. each, how many dollars at C, each will pay the debt? Ans. $11, 11cts. 1m. NOTE. There are several short practical methods of reducing New-England and New-York currencies to Federal Money, for which see the Appendix. CASE II. To reduce the currency of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland to Federal Money RULE. Multiply the given sum by 8, and divide the product by 3, and the quotient will be dollars, &c.* C EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 2541. New Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £245×8=1960, and 1960÷3=8653]=$653, 32 cts. NOTE. When there are shillings, pence, &c in the *A dollar is 7s. 6d.=90d. in this currency==3 of a pound; therefore multiplying by 8, and dividing by 3, gives the dollars, cents, &c. given sum, reduce them to the decimal of a pound, then multiply and divide as above, &c. 2. Reduce 36l. 11s. Std. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value. To reduce the currency of South Carolina and Georgia, to Federal Money. RULE. Multiply the given sum by 30, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.* EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 1001. South Carolina and Georgia curren cy into Federal Money. 100%. X30 3000; 3000÷7 $428,5714 Ans. 2. Reduce 541. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to Federal money. 54,8406 decimal expression. 30 7)1645,2180 Ans. 235,0311 £. s. d. 3. Reduce 94 14 8 to federal money, 405 99 8+ 4. Reduce 19 17 61 85 18 7+ 5. Reduce 417 14 6 1790 25 D 6. Reduce 140 10 0 602 14 2+ 685 71 4 *4 Bd or 5lid to the dollar 58 of a pound, thereforex 304-7. CASE IV. To reduce the currency of Canada and Nova-Scotia, to Federal Money. RULE. Multiply the given sum by 4, the product will be dollars. NOTE. Five shillings of this currency are equal to a dollar; consequently 4 dollars make one pound. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 1251. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, to federal money. 125 Ans. $500 2. Reduce 557. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency to dol55. 525 decimal value. lars. 4 $ cts. Ans. $222, 100=222 10 ANSWERS. 3. Reduce 241 18 9 to Federal Money, 967 75 61 4. Reduce 58 13 8. Reduce 0 13 111 REDUCTION OF COIN. RULES. 334 70 2115 53 4 50 899 80 2 79 For reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States. To reduce Federal Money to the currency of |