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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
An Epigram, page 3
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131 - ,185 Debt of Great Brittian, 3,500,000,000, $184,00 to each man woman and child in the kingdom the taxes of each inhabitant, 14.20 the taxes of each family 80,00. A box 24 by 16 inches square & 22 inches deep, will contain one barrel, or 8448 cubic inches, A box 16 by 16 8/10 inches and 8 inches deep will contain one bushel, or 2,150 4/16 cubic inches. A box 8 by 8 4/10 inches and 8 inches deep will contain one peck or 537 6/10 cubic inches A box 7 by 4 inches and 4 8/10 inches deep will contain 2 qt. or 131 4/10 cubic inches, A box 4 by 4 inches square and 4 2/10 inches deep contain one qut or 67 2/10 inches all inside measurement
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131 - ,185 Debt of Great Brittian, 3,500,000,000, $184,00 to each man woman and child in the kingdom the taxes of each inhabitant, 14.20 the taxes of each family 80,00. A box 24 by 16 inches square & 22 inches deep, will contain one barrel, or 8448 cubic inches, A box 16 by 16 8/10 inches and 8 inches deep will contain one bushel, or 2,150 4/16 cubic inches. A box 8 by 8 4/10 inches and 8 inches deep will contain one peck or 537 6/10 cubic inches A box 7 by 4 inches and 4 8/10 inches deep will contain 2 qt. or 131 4/10 cubic inches, A box 4 by 4 inches square and 4 2/10 inches deep contain one qut or 67 2/10 inches all inside measurement
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