When was it published?

October 12, 1786 in Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News October 12, 1786

Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

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World Population, Arbitrary Governments, British Empire, Human Freedom, Global Demographics

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Global population estimated at 775.3 million souls, with 741.8 million under arbitrary governments and only 33.5 million enjoying tolerable human rights, including 12.5 million British subjects—over a third of all free people.

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July 11. The inhabitants of the world are supposed, according to the most probable calculations, to amount to about seven hundred and seventy five millions and three hundred thousand souls.--Of these the arbitrary governments command seven hundred and forty one millions and eight hundred thousand; and those three ones (including ten millions of free Indians) only thirty three millions and five hundred thousand; and of these few, so large a portion as twelve millions and five hundred thousand are subjects or descendants of the British empire; that is, upwards by some millions of the third part of all the free men in the world. On the whole, human slaves are three and twenty times more numerous than men enjoying, in any tolerable degree, the rights of human nature.

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Political

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World Population Arbitrary Governments British Empire Human Freedom Global Demographics

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Event Date

July 11

Outcome

775,300,000 total population; 741,800,000 under arbitrary governments; 33,500,000 free (including 12,500,000 british subjects); human slaves 23 times more numerous than free men.

Event Details

According to probable calculations, world population totals 775,300,000 souls. Arbitrary governments control 741,800,000, while free populations (including 10 million free Indians) number 33,500,000, with 12,500,000 being subjects or descendants of the British empire—over a third of all free men. Overall, human slaves outnumber those enjoying human rights by 23 to 1.