between 16 and 50, were unmar- ried. Knowing how early marriage takes place here, we (hall not be far wrong in fuppofmg that the unmarried part of our militia are thofe between 16 and 21. If there be young men who do not marry till after 21, there are many who marry be- fore that age. But as the men above 50 were not included in the mihtia, we will fuppofe the unmarried, or thofe between 16 and 21, to be one-fourth of the whole number above 16, then we have the fol- lowing calculation :
53,289 free males above 21 years of age.
17,763 free males between 16 and 21.
71,052 free males under 16.
142,104 free males of all ages.
284,208 free inhabitants of all ages.
259,230 flaves of all ages.
543^438 543>438 inhabitants, exclufive of the 8 counties from which were no returns. In thefe 8 counties in the years 1779 ^"^ ^7^^i were 3,161 militia. Say then, 3,161 free males above the age of 16.
3, 161 ditto under 16.
6,322 free females.
1 2, 644 free inhabitants in thefe 8 coun- ties. To find the number of flaves, fay, as 284,208 to 259,230, fo is 12,644 to 11,532. Adding the third of thefe num- bers to the firil, and the fourth to the fe- cond, we have, 296,852 free inhabitants. 270,762 flaves.
567,614 inhabitants of every age, fex, and condition. But 296,852, the number of free inhabitants, are to 270,762, the number of flaves, nearly