A Letter to the Reverend William Brakenridge, D. D. Rector of St. Mich. Bassishaw, and F. R. S. with a Table of the Value of Annuities on Lives, by Mr. James Dodson, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's-Hospital, and F. R. S.

CXIV. A Letter to the Reverend William Brakenridge, D. D. Rector of St. Mich. Baffishaw, and F. R. S. with a Table of the Value of Annuities on Lives, by Mr. James Dodson, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's-Hospital, and F. R. S. Reverend Sir, Read Dec. 16. 1756. As I have made a great many calculations, relative to Annuities on Lives, and have otherwise contributed, as much as was in my Power, to facilitate the performance of such, I thought it, almost, a duty incumbent on me, to compute the values of them according to your curious Table of the Decrements of Life, inserted in the Philosophical Transactions; accordingly I have inclosed a table of them, and if you find it will bear examination I desire you to communicate it to the Royal Society, in order (if approved of) to its being inserted, as an appendix to your letter to the President. I am, Reverend Sir, Your most obedient and most humble Servant, Christ's-Hospital, Dec. 8, 1756. James Dodson. A Table A Table of the Value of an Annuity of One Pound, payable yearly, during a Life of any Age, allowing compound Interest at 4l. per Cent. per Ann. computed from the Table of the Decrement of Life, constructed by the Reverend William Brakenridge, D.D. F.R.S. inserted Page 181. | | | | | | | |---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| | 1 | 12,510 | 23 | 15,865 | 45 | 11,800 | | 2 | 15,001 | 24 | 15,688 | 46 | 11,580 | | 3 | 16,001 | 25 | 15,504 | 47 | 11,360 | | 4 | 16,781 | 26 | 15,313 | 48 | 11,190 | | 5 | 17,470 | 27 | 15,112 | 49 | 10,960 | | 6 | 17,712 | 28 | 14,951 | 50 | 10,780 | | 7 | 17,800 | 29 | 14,784 | 51 | 10,540 | | 8 | 17,821 | 30 | 14,612 | 52 | 10,350 | | 9 | 17,800 | 31 | 14,433 | 53 | 10,170 | | 10 | 17,781 | 32 | 14,280 | 54 | 9,938 | | 11 | 17,671 | 33 | 14,090 | 55 | 9,694 | | 12 | 17,560 | 34 | 13,890 | 56 | 9,444 | | 13 | 17,453 | 35 | 13,740 | 57 | 9,186 | | 14 | 17,291 | 36 | 13,580 | 58 | 8,918 | | 15 | 17,171 | 37 | 13,420 | 59 | 8,643 | | 16 | 17,000 | 38 | 13,210 | 60 | 8,361 | | 17 | 16,855 | 39 | 12,960 | 61 | 8,071 | | 18 | 16,716 | 40 | 12,780 | 62 | 7,839 | | 19 | 16,525 | 41 | 12,590 | 63 | 7,541 | | 20 | 16,379 | 42 | 12,400 | 64 | 7,234 | | 21 | 16,221 | 43 | 12,190 | 65 | 6,920 | | 22 | 16,061 | 44 | 11,980 | 66 | 6,598 | CXV.