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XVI. SEVENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES. POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO THE SEVENTH CENSUS, AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.*

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Free States,

Slaveholding States,

Districts and Territories,

Total,

Total Free Slaves
Population in
in 1840. 1840.
9,654,865 1,102
7,290,719 2,481,532
117,769 4,721

Total Free Slaves | Represen|Rep. Gain Population in tativePop in or in 1850. 1850. in 1850 1850 loss. 13,434,798 222 13,436,931 143+1 6,412,503 3,200,412 8,330,742 90-1 140,272 3,713

17,063,353 2,487,355 19,987,573 3,204,347 21,767,673 233

*The aggregate representative population (21,767,673), divided by 233, - the number of representatives established by law, gives 93,423 as the ratio of apportionment among the several States. But this gives only 220 members, leaving 13 to be assigned to the States having the largest residuary fractions.

In the column of fractions, those marked thus, †, entitle the State to an additional Representative, who is included in the number given the State in the column of Representatives. By the act of July 30, 1852, an additional Representative is assigned to California, making the whole number of Representatives 234. The ratio of representation remains unchanged. The last published census tables differ slightly from the above, but as the apportionment of representation was made by the above table, we continue it.

XVII. POPULATION OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES, According to the several Censuses of the United States.

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It is lawful for any person or persons to bring to the Mint gold and silver bullion to be coined; and the bullion so brought is there assayed and coined, as speedily as may be after the receipt thereof, and, if of the standard of the United States, free of expense to the person or persons by whom it has been brought. But the Treasurer of the Mint is not obliged to receive, for the purpose of refining and coining, any deposit of less value than one hundred dollars, nor any bullion so base as to be unsuitable for minting. And there must be retained from every deposit of bullion below the standard such sum as shall be equivalent to the expense incurred in refining, toughening, and alloying the same; an accurate account of which expense, on every deposit, is kept, and of the sums retained on account of the same, which are accounted for by the Treasurer of the Mint with the Treasurer of the United States.

By the State Census of this year.

† Including the County.

Officers of the Mint at Philadelphia.
Salary.

J. R. Snowden, Director,
Daniel Sturgeon, Treasurer,
Franklin Peale, Chief Coiner,
Jacob R. Eckfeldt, Assayer,

$3,500 James C. Booth, Melter and
2,000

Refiner,

Salary.

$2,000

2,000 Jas. B. Longacre, Engraver, 2,000 2,000 W. E. Dubois, Assist. Assayer, 1,500

Officers of the Branch at New Orleans, La.

Charles Bienvenu, Superint., $2,500 A. J. Guivot, Coiner,
Howard Millspaugh, Assayer, 2,000 James Brewer, Treasurer,
M. F. Bonzano, Melter & Refiner, 2,000

$2,000

4,000

Officers of the Branch at Dahlonega, Ga.

J. M. Patton, Sup. and Treas., $2,000 John D. Field, Jr., Coiner,

$1,500

Isaac L. Todd, Assayer,

1,500

Officers of the Branch at Charlotte, N. C.

G. W. Caldwell, Sup. & Treas., $2,000 Emmor Graham, Coiner,
John H. Gibbon, Assayer, 1,500

L.A. Birdsall, Superintendent, $4,500 J. M. Eckfeldt, Coiner,

J. R. Snyder, Treasurer,

A. Harrasthy, Assayer,

4,500 J. Hewston, Melter & Refiner, 3,500

3,000

Assay Office, New York.-S. F. Butterworth, Superintendent.

1. Statement of the Deposits for Coinage, at the Mint of the United States and its Branches, in the Year 1852.

GOLD.

Coins of the United States, old

$1,500

Officers of the Branch at San Francisco.

$3,000

standard,

Foreign Coins,

United States Bullion,

Foreign Bullion,

Total of Gold,

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Total of Gold and Silver,

2. Statement of the Coinage of the Mint of the United States and its Branches in the Year 1853.

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14,612,994 $55,280,966.78 cluding Fine Bars, 76,484,062 $64,358,537.78

From Jan. 1, 1854, to Sept. 30, 1854, 750,813 double eagles. 177.574 eagles, 514,697 halfeagles, 129,998 three-dollar pieces, 667,759 quarter eagles, 1,002.303 gold dollars, in fine bars, $9,476,546.62, and in unparted bars, $ 4,086,479 were coined. The total gold coinage in value for the nine months was $35,990,205.12; silver coinage, $7,051,140; copper. $37,775.89. The whole number of pieces coined in the nine months was 35,647,873. Value, $43,079,121.01. The entire deposit of domestic gold at the mint and branches to the close of 1853 was $224,392,334, of which $207,316,177 were from California.

3. Coinage of the Mint of the United States, from 1792, including the Coinage of the Branch Mints from the Commencement of their Operations in 1838.

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XX.

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13,849,896

384 $ 86,416,639

$2,400

Table exhibiting the Seats

of Government, the Times of the Election

of State Officers, and the Meeting of the Legislatures, of the several States.

Seats of
Government.

N. Hampshire, Concord,

Massachusetts, Boston,

Hartf'd & N. Hav.,
Albany,

States.

Maine,

Augusta,

Vermont,

Montpelier,

Rhode Island,

Providence,

Newport,

Connecticut,

New York,

New Jersey,

Trenton,

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,

Delaware,

Dover,

Maryland,

Annapolis,

Virginia,

Richmond,

N. Carolina,

Raleigh,

S. Carolina,

Columbia,

Georgia,

Milledgeville,

Florida,

Alabama,

Mississippi,

Louisiana,

Texas,

Arkansas,

Tennessee,

Kentucky,

Ohio,

Indiana,

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Tallahassee,
Montgomery,
Jackson,
Baton Rouge,
Austin,
Little Rock,

Nashville,

Frankfort,

Columbus,

Indianapolis,

Times of Holding
Elections.

Times of the Meeting of

the Legislatures.

2d Wednesday in January.
1st Wednesday in June.
2d Thursday in October.
1st Wednesday in January.

1st Tuesday in May.
Last Monday in October.
1st Wednesday in May.
1st Tuesday in January.
2d Tuesday in January.
1st Tuesday in January.
1st Tues. in Jan.,biennially.
1st Wednesday in Jan., bien.
2d Monday in Jan., bienn.
3d Monday in Nov., bienn.
4th Monday in November.
1st Monday in Nov., bienn.
1st Monday in Nov., bienn.
2d Monday in Nov., bienn.
1st Monday in Jan., bienn.
3d Monday in Jan.
December, bienn.

2d Monday in September,
2d Tuesday in March,
1st Tuesday in September,
2d Monday in November,
1st Wednesday in April,
1st Monday in April,
Tu. after 1st Mon. in Nov.,
Tu. after 1st Mon. in Nov.,
2d Tuesday in October,
2d Tuesday in November,
1st Wednesday in Nov.,
4th Thursday in October,
1st Thursday in August,
2d Monday in October,
1st Monday in October,
1st Monday in October,
1st Monday in August,
1st Mon. and Tu. in Nov.
1st Monday in November,
1st Monday in August,
1st Monday in August, 1st Monday in Nov., bienn.
1st Thursday in August, 1st Monday in Oct., bienn.
1st Monday in August, 1st Monday in December.
2d Tuesday in October, 1st Monday in Jan., bienn.
2d Tuesday in October, Thurs.af.1stMon. in Jan., bi.
Tu. after Ist Mon. in Nov., 2d Monday in Jan., bienn.
1st Monday in August, Last Mon. in Dec., bienn.
Tu. after 1st Mon. in Nov. 1st Wed. in Jan., bienn.
1st Monday in August, 1st Monday in Dec., bienn.
Tu. after 1st Mon. in Nov., 1st Monday in January.
Tu. after 1st Mon. in Sept.. 1st Monday in January.

*The German Reformed and Lutheran denominations use the same building in many places.

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