charcoal bushel or basket
in the United States

State Legislation Capacity of charcoal bushel Source
Connecticut   2564 cubic inches  
Massachusetts   2564 cubic inches  1, pg 81.
Missouri 2600 cubic inches
New Hampshire act of 29 December 1828
Reenacted 1 January 1849
18 gallons level measure,
average diameter not to be less than 20 inches
 
Ohio   2600 cubic inches  
Pennsylvania 22 January 1847 2571 cubic inches 1, pg 55.

1. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Construction and Distribution of Weights and Measures.
Senate. 34th Congress, 3rd Session. Ex. Doc. No. 27.
Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, 1857.

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