Understanding the #UnitedStatesofAmerica Common Sense by Thomas Paine - Of the Present Ability of America (paragraphs 7 and 8)

Of the Present Ability of America, with some Miscellaneous Reflections

The first and second editions of this pamphlet were published without the following calculations, which are now given as a proof that the above estimation of the navy is just. [See Entic's naval history, intro. page 56.]

The charge of building a ship of each rate, and furnishing her with masts, yards, sails and rigging, together with a proportion of eight months boatswain's and carpenter's seastores, as calculated by Mr. Burchett, Secretary to the navy.

[pounds Sterling]

For a ship of a 100 guns - 35,553

90 - - 29,886

80 - - 23,638

70 - - 17,795

60 - - 14,197

50 - - 10,606

40 - - 7,558

30 - - 5,846

20 - - 3,710

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