atop, stands 36 inches; and under 8 inches, stands 12 inches now 36 and 12, make 48, the answer in inches; and 4812-4 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 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 cent. per annum, Compound Interest, for 20 years.

Irs. 5 per cent.16 per cent. Frs. 15 per cent.j6 per cent.

10 1,62889 1,79084 20 2,65329 3,20713

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 whatly 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

1,000000 1,000000 0,952381 0,943396 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 5,525681 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|| 6,463215 6,209794 911,026564 11,491316 7,107822 6,801692 10 12,577892 13,180770|| 7,721735 7,360087 11 14,206787 14,971643 8,306414 7,886875 12 15,917126 16,869942|| 8,863252 8,38384+ 13 17,712982 18,882130 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 23,132385 30,905655||11,689587|10,827603| 19 20,55900433,759992||12,085321 11,158116 20 33,965954 36,785592||12,462210 11,469921 21 35,71925239,992727||12,821153 11,764077 22 38,505214 43,392291||13,165003 12,041582 23 41,430475 46,995828||13,488574 12,303380 24 44,50199950,815578|| 13,798642 12,550357 25 47,727099 54,864512||14,093944|12,783356 26 51,11345459,156382||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 15,590721 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 274 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.

Mills. Prots. | Dols. Cis. Mills.

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23

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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.8.5s. to 4s.6d. 48. 10d. the the to the to the the to the to the Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll. Doll.

Dollar.

6100 75 80 128 5120 7116 6 87 5 93 $150 140 8133 3100 106 6171 4160 9150 112 5120 192 8180 10 166 6125 133 3214 2200 11 183 3137 5146 6235 7 220 12 200 150 160 257 1240 13216 6162 5173 3278 5260 14 233 S175 186 6300 15 250 187 5 200 321 4300 16266 6 200 213 3 342 8320 17283 3212 5226 6364 2S40 18 300 225 240 385 6560 19816 6237 5 253 3407 1080 20 333 3 250

280

266 6428 5400
266 6428 5400