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The Athens Post
Athens, Mcminn County, Tennessee
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The Texas Legislature passed acts for an agricultural and geological survey and for boring artesian wells between the Nueces and Rio Grande. The Christian Advocate cites the 1858 Texas Almanac stating Texas is the wealthiest state per capita, with 500,000 population and $183,594,205 in assessed property value, averaging $367 per person and over $3,000 per voter.
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The Christian Advocate, referring to the Texas Almanac for 1858, says, that Texas, in proportion to population, is undoubtedly the wealthiest State in the Union. The total population is about 500,000, and the assessed value of property is $183,594,205, which is an average of $367 to every man, woman and child, and over $3,000 to every voter.
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The Texas Legislature passed an act for an agricultural and geological survey of the State and another for boring artesian wells between the Nueces and Rio Grande. The Christian Advocate, citing the Texas Almanac for 1858, states Texas is the wealthiest state per capita with a population of about 500,000 and assessed property value of $183,594,205, averaging $367 per person and over $3,000 per voter.