True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-15
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JUST STEREoTYPE Plates, !
The FIN Edition Of
RoWIETT'S TABLES OF INTEREST:
TWO which is new aldea an Average Time Caeuls-
IL tor, Or easy methods for f,ing the average time
on storage notes of haad bills of goods when pu-
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various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time le the best That can be contrved or that fl
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and size ofppe.
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The hig, distinction this work has received through
me zen acts prefxed TO the title page, is
commentator IN ITSELF so uncommon, and so eonclu-
sye IN tn0thing is necessary than by way of adj
vert'semen to givea condensed view of some Of its pc
as fer instance, the Interest has been compos-
ed rom and compared WITH what is equivalent to four
teen sets ef ealeulaone examined in the press thirty
ire times, and printed from t-eotype plates tested
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even to the skeptc Especially tho sonal othe de-
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in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
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OF the side and index, cannot be excelea and the salty
anu ''e WIN wHcIl the lnelcs can be found ITO the
extent OF general business without doubling OF sums
IS be'des convenience essential that in the estma-
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Of ne work. has been distinguished by tho honorable
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man can namea figure work of the extent, which
since the beginning OF creation, has had the
Der and variety of tests in the same number of editors;
no. nor one half the NUMBER is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, as test and standard, II has been tried and
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is moreover we'll known that, by its rearly check
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est with useful notes follow the preface which, in this
fifth AS in the tive preceding editions, contain much ill.,
formation concerning the two lawful modes of cumput-
lug inter SITS, tee days at grace, &c.
II remains only to remark that, notwithstanding this
,incommonly costly work, which was published before
interest tables introduc ID ia dollars and cents be-
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and sacrifice Wherefore The author still relies on the
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