367 



Note E. 



The rapid increase of the population of the United States 

 has been the basis of so many calculations of political econo- 

 my in Europe, that it becomes highly interesting to knoW 

 with precision the principal statements. In order to com- 

 pare the numbers, and fix them with exactness, we must 

 have recourse to the first sources, that is, to the tables 

 printed by the Congress, and cleared of the typographical 

 errors by which they are sometimes disfigured. The popu- 

 lation of 1800, which was 5,306,032, is stated by Mr. Mel- 

 lish {Travels, p. 566), at 5,308,844 ; by Mr. Seybert (Statist. 

 Annals, p. 72), at 5,319,762; by Mr. Harvey (Edin. Phil 

 Journ. 1823, p. 42), at 5,309,758. I shall here transcribe 

 a note, which I owe to the kindness of M. Gallatin, who 

 long occupied the place of minister of the public treasure at 

 Washington, and whose departure from Europe has recently 

 caused so much regret to those who know how to appreciate 

 talents, and generous sentiments. 



tf The exactness of the following official information may 

 be depended on : 



Whites 



1790. 



1800. 



1810. 



1820. 



Under the name of 

 blacks is comprehend- 

 ed also the copper- 

 coloured people, of 

 which the number is 

 very small in the 

 United States. 



3,172,120 

 59,511 

 697,697 



4,303,133 

 109,294 

 893,605 



5,862,093 

 186,443 

 1,191,367 



7,862,282 

 238,149 

 1,537,568 



(Free . 

 Blacks j 



C Slaves 



Total . . 



3,929,328 



5,306,032 



7,239,903 



9,637,999 



