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STATISTICAL TABLES.
Lands appropriated by General Government for Educational Purposes to January 1, 1854.
| Slave States. | Acres for Schools. | Acres for Universities. |
| Missouri | 1,199,139 | 23,040 |
| Alabama | 902,774 | 23,040 |
| Mississippi | 837,584 | 23,040 |
| Louisiana | 786,044 | 46,080 |
| Arkansas | 886,460 | 46,080 |
| Florida | 908,503 | 46,080 |
| Tennessee | 3,553,824[1] | — — — — |
| Total | 9,074,328 | 207,360 |
Free States. Acres for Schools. Acres for Universites.
| Ohio | 704,488 | 23,040 |
| Indiana | 650,317 | 23,040 |
| Illinois | 978,755 | 23,040 |
| Michigan | 1,067,397 | 46,080 |
| Iowa 905, | 144 | 46,080 |
| Wisconsin | 958,648 | 46,080 |
| California | 6,719,324 | 46,080 |
| Total | 11,984,073 | 253,440 |
Newspaper and Periodical Press.
| Aggregate number of copies printed annually in Slave States | 92,165,919 |
| Aggregate number of copies printed annually in Free States | 334,146,081 |
Libraries.
| Libraries. | Volumes. | |
| Libraries other than Private in Slave States | 722 | 742,794 |
| Libraries other than Private in Free States | 14,902 | 3,882,217 |
These Libraries include Public, School, Sunday School, College and Church.
- ↑ Forty thousand dollars of proceeds to be applied to establish and support a College.
