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Domestic News May 25, 1835

Lynchburg Virginian

Lynchburg, Virginia

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Mr. Williams published the 1835 New York Annual Register, the 6th volume, accompanied by a state map. It includes statistics on completed canals (566 miles total), churches in New York City (132 total across denominations), and comparative clergy numbers in the state from 1819 and 1825.

Merged-components note: The two tables provide statistical data directly referenced and integrated into the text of the domestic news article on the State of New York; merging as they form a single coherent report on canals and clergy statistics.

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State of New York,—Mr. Williams has published his New York Annual Register for 1835, being the 6th volume of the series. It is accompanied by a Map of the State of New York. This work has long since gained a just celebrity. It is to the State of New York what Mr. Force's Calendar is to the union. We take from it the following items:

From Williams' New York Annual Register, for 35.

SUMMARY OF CANALS COMPLETED.
Navigable Canals 18
and Feeders
Total 566 miles of canal navigation completed and owned by the State. Average cost per mile, about twenty-one thousand dollars.

Number of Churches and Meeting Houses in the City of New York.
Presbyterian 35:
Universalist 3
Episcopalian 25
Unitarian 1
Methodist 20
Independent 2
Baptist 17
Jews 1
Reformed Dutch 15
Moravian 1
Roman Catholic 4
Miscellaneous 6
Lutheran 2
Total 132

Comparative View of the number of Clergy in the State, in 1819 and 1835.
Episcopal 761
1,930
Names.LengthCost.Toll (in 1855)
Erie CanalMiles.$9,027,456.05$1,290,136.20
Champlain Canal364$1,179,871.90132,559.02
Glen's Fall Feeder12$565,437.3592,950.47
Oswego Canal38
Cayuga and Seneca Canal23$236,804.7417,174.69
Chemung Canal32$342,133.95694.00
Navigable Feeder16$126,331.95200.84
Crooked Lake Canal8

No. in 1819. No. in 1825.
Presbyterians and Congregalists328562
Baptists139412
Methodists90402
Episcopalians83181
Reformed Dutch105116
Associate Reformed23
Lutherans1630
Other denominations, note-num-

What sub-type of article is it?

Infrastructure Religious Event

What keywords are associated?

New York Annual Register Canals Churches Clergy Statistics

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Williams Mr. Force

Where did it happen?

State Of New York

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

State Of New York

Event Date

1835

Key Persons

Mr. Williams Mr. Force

Event Details

Publication of the New York Annual Register for 1835, including summary of completed canals (18 navigable canals and feeders, total 566 miles, average cost $21,000 per mile), number of churches in New York City by denomination (total 132), and comparative clergy numbers in the state.

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