TABLES OP * "7 "ITS AND MEASURES, 
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 
By this weight are weighed thihgs of a coarse or 
drossy nature, and all metals, except silver and gold. 
The weights are, 
16 drams (dr.} make 1 ouNce, 02. 
16 ounces = 1 pound, 2. 
28 pounds 1 quarter, (gross weight,) gr. 
4 quarters (or 1121bs.) 1 hundred, (gross wt.) cwt. 
100 pounds , - 1 hundred, (neat wt.) © 
20 hundred weight 1 ton, U 
TROY WEIGHT. 
Gold, silyer, jewels, and liquors arc weiglıed by this 
weight. '"l’he denominations are, 
24 grains (gr make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 
20 pennyweights 1 ounce, (troy,) oz. 
12 cunces - 1 pound, troy, 2. 
By this weight 
but buy and se:‘ 
20 grain“ 
8 scrupl 
8 drams 
12 ounces 
APOTMWZCARIES’ WEIGHT. 
© “hecaries mix their medieines, 
“wein Inpois weight. 
nke 1 seruple, 
1 dram, 
1 ounce, 
1 vound, I 
LAND MEASURE, 0R SQUARE MEASURL. 
By this measure, land, boards, and surfaces arc 
measured and eomputed. 
144 square inches (in.) make 1 square foot, ft. 
9 square feet - 1 square yard, yd. 
304 square yards * square perch, per. 
40 square perches * -5>0d, or 4 of an acre, X. 
4 ro0ds (or quarters, , 
160 square perches AaCLE, 
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