When was it published?

July 15, 1785 in Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Domestic News July 15, 1785

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Economic, Agriculture, Migration Or Settlement

Q: What keywords are associated?

Western Territory, Land Calculation, Arable Acres, Population Support, European Comparison

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

A skilled geographer calculates that the Western Territory of the United States spans over 263 million acres, including 40 million water acres, leaving 200 million arable acres comparable to the combined territory of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden, which support 30-40 million people.

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We are assured, that by a calculation made by a gentleman particularly skilful in the geography of this country, it appears that the Western Territory of the United States comprehends more than Two Hundred and Sixty Three Millions of acres,—of which Forty Millions of acres are water; so that, with a liberal allowance for mountainous and rough land, we have two hundred millions of acres, capable, by its produce, of rewarding the toil of the husbandman.—England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Sweden, united, do not contain a greater extent of territory; but those countries support between Thirty and Forty Millions of people.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Agriculture Migration Or Settlement

What keywords are associated?

Western Territory Land Calculation Arable Acres Population Support European Comparison

Where did it happen?

Western Territory Of The United States

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Western Territory Of The United States

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A calculation by a gentleman skilled in the geography of this country shows the Western Territory of the United States includes more than 263 million acres, with 40 million water acres, leaving about 200 million acres of productive land after allowances for mountains and rough terrain. This area is comparable to the combined territory of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden, which support 30 to 40 million people.