My post 100 shows that Federal expenditures from 1789-1860 were:
Free states $37,719,344
Slave states $36,983,300
Where’s the big difference? Which region benefited the most per capita?
I dispute those numbers. I’ve provided numerous sources that say otherwise including Charles Adams including newspapers and political leaders on both sides.
The data from that 1928 book comes from the Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, Executive Documents, 23rd Congress, 2nd Session, No. 89, Senate Documents, 25th Congress, 2nd Session, No. 254. Data for the years 1838-1860 come from appropriation bills.