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Bridenbaugh	1790 census

Middletown, Conn. (1775)	4,680	5,298

Portsmouth, N.H. (1775)	4,590	4,720

Marblehead, Mass. (1776)	4,386	5,66i

Providence, R.I. (1774)	4,361	6,380

Albany, N.Y. (1776)	ca. 4,000	j, 498

Annapolis, Md. (1775)	3,700	—

Savannah, Ga. (1771)	ca. 3,200	—

SOURCES: Bridenbaugh, Cities in the Wilderness, pp. 6, 143, 303; idem, Cities in Revolt, pp. 5, 216-
217; Rossiter, Century of Population Growth, pp. 11, 78; Return of the whole number of persons within
the... United States (Philadelphia, 1791), pp. 12,23-24, 34, 37, 39, 45,47, 50. For 1790, the kit publica-
tion differs from Rossiter in giving 42,520 for Philadelphia and 32,328 for New York. Census-type
data shown in italics; estimates in roman face.

APPENDIX C

A Sectoral Analysis of the [Tax-Assessed] Population
of Boston (1790) and Philadelphia (1774, 1780-1783)

I. Government

A. Foreign diplomats

B. Federal or congressional

C. State or provincial

D. Local and law enforcement

E. "Esquires" unidentified

F. Military

II. Service sector
A. Professional

1. apothecary, druggist

2. architect

3. dentist

4. doctor, physician
4a. surgeon
4b. midwife

5. lawyer, attorney,
conveyancer
5a. notary public

Boston (1790)
	Philadelphia (1774)
	Philadelphia (1780-1783)

68 ( 2.75%)
	58 ( M3%)
	93 ( 2-85%)

—
	—
	3

11
	—
	6+

13
	23
	16+

44
	34
	15 +

—
	—
	34

—
	i
	19

1115 (45.01%)
 102 (  4-12%)
	1856 (48-93%) 1-9 ( 3-4%)
	1608 (49-29%) 94 ( 2.88%)

17
	10
	10

1
	—
	—

1
	—
	—

26
	38
	4i

21

1

17

13

2