True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-09
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The Eth Edition o:
ROwLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST:
ft4O which is new atlaed Average LINE Calcnla-
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The high distinction this work has recelyed through
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vettiseent, to gvea condensed view of some of its pc
eiarties: as fer instance the nte est has been comp s
ell from, s, compared with, wha is equivalent to four
teen sets ef calculations, examined in tie press thirty
FIVE times, and printed from triepype raies tested
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premium OF two hundred and fv dollars is now offer
cd tor the detection Of of cent in the rrcseu,
or fifth edition. as expressed in tue preface making fv.
large prernons offered for the s,te error sim ,hs first
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One Of tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
inthe arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for espe''tns reference ondperspeuiy, with the help
Of the side and index cannot be excelea and the salty
y and ease with which the interest can be found to the
extent OF general business, without doubling Of sums
10 besides convenience essential that in III. estma
ten OF some o. me most competent and prac cal bus-
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lume has heen held up and emphatically styled 'the
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since the beginning OF creation has had the
her and variety of tests in the humber of editors;
no. nor one halfhe number as is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, as test and standard, it has been tried and
proceed in nearly all the hank and public offices in the
United States, and by tue public generally, during the
long period Of thirty ,ears, yet error OF The cal
clatons has been found in print, although contin-
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The book in fact expressly adopted by all the courts
ofaw 81 several ofhe States the rate OF calculation
for statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
according the book is used, and aa may be seen in
part, by names Of the subscribers, and few OF the
subsequent purchasers the list at the end OF tho book,
sin possession Ct every Gloss OF citizens IN every quar-
te Of the Unit ed States.
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savings, that severrl years whilst the first edition
was scarce and out Of print great Lumber OF second
! hand copies sought for, some TO gre distance
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TIN ough the saving Of his verv valuable time, he
being very rich man and in rnblic Office.
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imprcr that such the nature Of fgue work generally
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these los, that had this book its like boon prepar.
ed in the usual vlone, b, the most competent
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Amrle directions to find both banks and statute int AZ
est with useful n"'es folio" the preface which, NH
fifth as in The tive p,cce,n. ,dinns. contain m,ic irr
eilnun CONCERNING the two lawful DIES of cnn,,l'
lug inter SITS, TEE d., ai grace, III
II ,n rr,nai that n,twi,li"i m'!Ins iii
uncommonly ccs,i, work. which was uh!ishr' c;"',
interest tables intro ii in loll aud be
yend an almanac, ha, soex',"svel AID e. b'rA
patrnnsed, il has not yet mh ,nii with lulri 81
tee heavy loss of nrarlv tom r,s.nl DOLLARS beside
six years of time from i74ytu lS5, s',s,ne The FL,
edition OF 1000 oopies,.rI CHI, II. from public
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compensation or profit for .Moa Lifetime of are, toll
and sacrifice Wherefore the ;,r,r still relies on Il,
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alcc OF preference aud patronage. For sle b, the