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George Boutwell: “In this century our territory has been enlarged fourfold, our population is eighteen times as great as it was in 1792…”

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In this century our territory has been enlarged fourfold, our population is eighteen times as great as it was in 1792, our revenues have been multiplied by a hundred, and the convertible wealth of the people has been increased in a greater ratio even.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell outlines the dramatic growth of the United States in territory, population, and wealth since 1792.

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