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I. Number of American Literati Born Prior to 1851, Clas- 

 sified by Period of Birth 38 



II. Absolute and Relative Numbers of American Literati of 

 White Race, Born within the Present Territorial 

 Limits of Continental United States Prior to 1851, 

 Classified by Period of Birth ' 39 



III. American Literati Classified by Sex and by Rank, by 



Period of Birth 42 



IV. American Literati Classified by Field of Chief Activity 



and Period of Birth 43 



V. American Literary Women, Classified by Field of Chief 



Activity and Period of Birth 45 



VI. American Literati Classified as of One, Two, or Three or 



More Fields of Activity, by Period of Birth 46 



VII. American Literati Classified by Field of Chief Activity 



and Region of Birth 47 



VIII. American Literati Classified by Sex and by Rank, by 

 State or Province of Birth, Together with the Relative 

 Fecundity in Literati of Each State or Province. ... 50 

 IX. American Literati Classified by Rank, by Region of Birth. 53 

 X. American Literati Classified as of One, Two, or Three or 



More Fields of Activity, by Region of Birth 54 



XI. American Literati Classified by State of Birth and 



Period of Birth 55 



^11. Relative Literary Productivity of the Several Groups of 



States 57 



XIII. American Literati Classified by Rank and by Character 



of Birth-place (State Capital, Chief City of State, 

 County Seat, and Other Places) 60 



XIV. Absolute and Relative Numbers of Literary Persons Born 



in Important Cities 63 



XV. Education Received by American Literati, Classified Ac- 

 cording to Field of Chief Activity 67 



XVI. Education Received by American Male Literati, Clas- 

 sified by Period of Birth 69 



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