4 Preface. 



as well as the public acts, were printed annually, but previous to that 

 date they were not so printed. In 1837 a codification of these laws 

 from 1789 to 1836 was made, but this codification is not complete. 

 In a few instances, therefore, it has been impossible to find the act 

 referred to in an official report and accordingly it has been necessary 

 in such instances to base statements upon the authority of the official 

 report. 



In copying statistical figures from original or other sources, cents 

 have been disregarded and the amounts have been stated accurately 

 to the nearest dollar. This will explain apparent small inaccuracies 

 in the computations given in the following pages 



The author is pleased to acknowledge the valuable encouragement 

 and assistance that he has received. To Prof. Fred R. Fairchild of 

 Yale University belongs the credit of suggesting this subject. Useful 

 material and helpful suggestions have also come from him. This work 

 is done under the auspices of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 

 and Prof. Henry B. Gardner of Brown University, who is directing 

 for the Institution its investigations of the financial history of all the 

 states of the Union, has contributed much bibliographical assistance. 

 Courteous consideration has also been shown by the state librarians 

 of Connecticut and Massachusetts and by Mr. Albert C. Bates of the 

 Connecticut Historical Society. Mr. Henry R. Gruener of the Yale 

 University library has also been very helpful. The state officials in 

 the capitol at Hartford have given ready access to all the old manu- 

 scripts and documents relating to Connecticut finance that are in the 

 state vaults. Special acknowledgment is due to Mr. F. Clarence Bis- 

 sell, the deputy comptroller of the state, for his very helpful aid and 

 his great personal interest. Finally, the author is indebted to his 

 parents for clerical assistance in copying and in reading proof 

 sheets and for many stimulating suggestions in the preparation of the 

 manuscript. 



