Table Titles:
Table: No. 1. Abstract of the General Annual Return of the Militia of the United States, by States and Territories, for the year 1820. (p. 7 in PDF)
Table: No. 2. Abstract of the General Annual Return of the Militia of the United States, by States and Territories, for the year 1830. (p. 7 in PDF)
Table: No. 3. Abstract of the annual return of the Militia of the State of Maine for the year 1820. (p. 9 in PDF)
Table: No. 4. Abstract of the annual return of the Militia of the State of Maine for the year 1830. (p. 9 in PDF)
Table: Untitled (p. 10 in PDF)
Table: No. 5. Return of the Militia force of the State of Massachusetts from the year 1790 to the year 1830, inclusive. (p. 11 in PDF)
Table: No. 6. An abstract of the returns of the Militia of the State of Connecticut from the year 1790 to 1830 (p. 12 in PDF)
Table: No. 7. Statement showing the numerical strength of the Militia of the State of New York at various periods, commencing with the year 1802, and its increase. (p. 13 in PDF)
Table: No. 8. Abstract of the return of the Militia of the State of New Jersey for the years one thousand eight handred and ten, twenty, and thirty. (p. 14 in PDF)
Table: Untitled (p. 15 in PDF)
Table: Untitled (p. 15 in PDF)
Table: Untitled (p. 16 in PDF)
Table: Numerical strength of the Militia of Kentucky at specified periods. (p. 17 in PDF)
Table: Untitled (p. 17 in PDF)
Table: No. 11. Abstract of returns of the Militia of the State of Louisiana at the periods therein mentioned. (p. 18 in PDF)
Abstract of the returns of the Fifth Census, showing:
the number of free people,
the number of slaves,
the federal or representative number; and
the aggregate of each county of each State of the United States.
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