Total near Jan. 1, 1846, 179,635,022 | 44,388,805 224,023,827 9,930,052 These tables are believed to be very accurate, being compiled almost exclusively from official reports made by the Treasurers and Auditors to the Legislatures of the several States, near the 1st of January, 1847. The account of the State debts, in particular, is full, and may be depended upon; that of the several kinds of property owned by the States, of course is more defective,- for the State archives seldom afford complete materials for accurate accounts of this sort, and the property is sometimes estimated at a nominal valuation, which is much above its market value. The editor * Arrears of interest due Dec. 1, 1846. † Arrears of interest due Nov. 1, 1846. Temporary. THE FINANCES OF THE STATES. 17,631,553 108,643,384 30,660,945 Total near Jan.1, 1846, 16,608,719 110,396,552 23,232,715 of the American Almanac respectfully invites his correspondents in the several States to communicate such errors as they may detect in these tables, and they will be republished in the volume for 1849 in a revised and perfect condition. The object here is to give only a summary of the facts, so as to afford the means of comparing the States with each other. Their financial condition is shown at much greater length under the head of " Individual States." Official returns published in this work for 1843 (page 135) showed that the total of the debts of the States in 1842 was $198,818,736. It is apparent, then, that there has been no great reduction of these debts. * United States deposits. 15 79 University of Ohio, 66 Greenville, 67 Washington, 68 University of Nashville, 69 Franklin, 70 East Tennessee, 71 Cumberland University, 72 Jackson, 73 Transylvania, 74 St. Joseph's,§ 76 Augusta,‡ 77 Georgetown,* 78 Bacon, 80 Miami University, 81 Franklin, 82 Western Reserve, 83 Kenyon,t 84 Granville,* 85 Marietta, 86 Oberlin Institute, 87 Cincinnati, 88 St. Xavier,§ 89 Woodward, 90 Ohio Wesleyan Univ'ty, 91 Indiana State University, 94 Ind. Asbury University,+ 95 St. Gabriel's,§ 96 Illinois, 97 Shurtleff,* 98 McKendree,‡ 99 Knox Ma ual Labor, 100 University of St. Louis, 101 Kemper College,† 102 St. Mary's,§ 103 Masonic, 104 Missouri University, 105 St. Charles,‡ 106 Fayette, 107 Michigan University, 108 St. Philip's,§ Near Nashville, do. Tolbert Fanning, A.M. Tenn. James McLin, 1794 do. 1794 do. Philip Lindsley, D.D. 1806 1844 do. Joseph Estabrook, A.M. 1807 1844 1830 Ky. H. B. Bascom, D.D. 1798 do. J. M. Lancaster, 1819 do. John C. Young, D.D. 1819 do. J. Tomlinson, D.D. 1825 The Colleges marked (*) are under the direction of the Baptists; thus (†), Episcopalians; thus (1), Methodists; thus (§), Catholics. With respect to the Colleges which are unmarked, the prevailing religious influence of those that are in the New England States is Congregationalism; of most of the others, Presbyterianism. By students in the above table, except a few of the Colleges in the Southern and Western States, is meant undergraduates, or members of the four collegiate classes; not including such as are pursuing a professional education, or such as are members of a preparatory department. Some of the Colleges above enumerated are not in full operation, and scarcely deserve a place in the table. The column of Libraries includes the number of volumes in the College Libraries and in the Students' Libraries. |