Our Wandering Capitol The capital of the United States has not been located at Washington  continually since the Declaration of  Independence , as many would suppose. In the earlier days the national capital was established in whatever city Congress assembled. The following places bear the honor at the dates named . Philadelphia .... from September 5, 1774 until December 1776 Baltimore .... December 20 , 1776 to March 1777 Philadelphia .... from March 4, 1777 to September 1777 Lancaster , Pa. from September 27, 1777 to September 30, 1777 York , Pa. .... from September 30, 1777 to July 1778 Philadelphia .... from  July 2 , 1778 to June 30 , 1783 Princeton , N.J. .... from June 30 , 1783 to November 20, 1783 Annapolis , Md. from ..... November 1783 to November 1784 Trenton , N.J. from .... November 1784 to January 1785 New York from .... January 11, 1785 to 1790 when the seat of government was changed to Philadelphia , where it remained until 1800 , when it was finally moved to Washington . Thus it is that nine different cities and towns have figured as the capital of our country. Domestic Postal Rates First Class ----- two cents for each ounce Second Class ----- one cent for each four ounces Third Class -----  one cent for every two ounces. Fourth Class ---- one cent per ounce Number of Trees to the Acre 4 feet apart .......... 2,722 5 feet apart .......... 1,842 6 feet apart .......... 1,210 8 feet apart .......... 680 10 feet apart .......... 436 12 feet apart .......... 302 15 feet apart .......... 194 18 feet apart .......... 135 20 feet apart .......... 109 22 feet apart .......... 90 30 feet apart .......... 48 40 feet apart .......... 27 Capacity of  Boxes A box 24 x 16 x 28 inches will hold 1 barrel A box 16 x 16 3/4 x 8 inches will hold 1 bushel A box 12 x 11 3/4 x 8 inches will hold 1/2 bushel A box 8 x8 x 8 1/2 inches will hold 1 peck A box 8 x8 x 4 1/4 inches will hold 1 gallon A box 4 x 4 1/2 x 4 inches will hold 1 quart ( This information was wrote in pencil on the blank pages sort of a credit line / store ledger ) Paid George Treadway wheat for Tom 3 bushels - $1.00 ________________ Tom Faulkner , Dr.  for medicine -- 2 liver cure -- $1.00 1 sasparilla -- .50 1 seed corn -- .50 -------   $2.00 ___________________________ Tom Faulkner , Dr. Six 1/2 days work at .65 cents per day paid in full $8.50 _________ Hay sold to the old man Brasheare Feb 15 .... $1.38 Mar 18 .... $ 1.97 1/2 Jul 8 ...... 1 bottle of oil .50 1 1/2 bushels of corn . 75 total ... $6.28 received of W.H. Brashare $7.00 Feb 2, 1898 ____________ Chas. William , Sr. 13 lbs. of flour paid in full Jul 3, 1898 __________ Received of J. H. Rowe . 35 for oats Feb 16, 1898 ___________ Sold  J.B. Eubanks - 2 bushels oats .35 - .70 Hary Dettry - 2 bushels oats .35 - .70 John Garner - - 2 bushels oats .35 - .70 __________ J.G. Brumgarner --- seed -- 7.00 plowing --- 10.00 harvesting --- 10.00 thrashing --- 30.00 _______ J.W. Williams - Apr 1897 sharpening plow - .10 paid in full Dec. 1897 ______________ C.W. Young Balance on Jewelry -- .10 1/2 days work for bill _________ Mrs. Dettry corn 1 bushel ---- .50 W. Bass  corn 1 bushel --- .50 paid in full __________ Jap Marten 1 bushel - .50 Darr Howard 1 bushel of corn --.50 paid in molasses  1899 __________ William Wood two bushels of corn 1.00 paid in full by John Garner ___________ Wm. Rowe 1/2 day plowing paid to Ike __________ Mr. Bill Glover coffin - $12.00 _______ Ada Walker borrowed $6.00 from me Beginning July 19 - paid Aug 15 - $6.00 --------- Bill Ledger ( Notice the years must of been recorded from another ledger-  accounts ) J.N. Garner -- Apr 20, 1895 -- $1.60 J. A. Mayness -- Apr 27 , 1894 -- $2.50 Smith -- Apr 15 , 1894 -- $2.53 Dopp -- Apr 27 , 1894 -- $ 2.50 Smelser -- Jun 11, 1894 -- $2.75 D.A. Smith -- Sept 21, 1894 -- $2.75 J.F. Smelser -- Aug 15 , 1896 -- .21 Chaffin --- Dec. 1, 1893 -- 2.85 M. Beaty -- Apr 4 , 1895 -- 1.59 Mash Gregory --- Jun 5, 1893 -- 3.42 Slaton -- June 5, 1893 -- 3.40 T.A. Spillman --- Jun 5, 1896 -- .42 D.H. Spillman -- Jun 5, 1896 -- .42 W.H. Grambling -- Jan. 1, 1895 -- .82 J.H. Grambling -- May 17,1895 -- .45 Mack Cothren -- Dec 19, 1895 -- .90 J.H. Owens -- May 23 , 1896 -- .43 S. Olds -- Apr 1, 1895 -- .59 Webster -- Aug. 8 , 1895 -- 1.17 Chas. Williams -- May 5, 1896 -- .50 Rev. J.W. Watson -- Jan 1, 1895 -- 1. 84 James Morrow -- Jul 1, 1896 -- .34 W.A. Fletcher -- Nov 23, 1894 -- 2.53 W.A. Bryant -- Nov 10, 1895 -- 1.05 A. M. Bryant -- Apr 4, 1896 --.58 ___________ To find the day of the week for the 19th century Rule - To the given year add its fourth part (reflecting fractions ) to this add the ratio of the month and the date of the month divide this sum by 7 , the remainder will be the day of the week . Sunday , 1st , Monday 2nd , ... ________________ To Measure Corn in the Crib Two cubic feet of dry ear corn will make one bushel of shelled corn . To estimate quanity of shelled corn you will get from your crib , multiply length by the breadth by the height ( all in feet ) and divide by two. If the walls of the crib are slanting , take the breadth half way between the top and bottom of the pile. ___________