True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-07-21
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on storage notes Of lraad OF bills Of goods, when pu-
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various amounts besides useful and complete Banking
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An advertisement in the book is in neSry the follow
ing words: ,
the ten legislative acts prehxed to the title page IS re-
commendatun in itself, so uncommon, and SO eoncp
sve til nothing is necessary more than by way OF ao
vertsement, to girea condensed view some Oh It's pc
cuales: fer instance, the Interest has been compos-
cd FROM and compared with, what is equivalent 10 iouf
teen cf calculations, examined in the press his
fire times, and printed from teteotype Plates 'es'eu
thi,tyN-one times, from all which it mnst be evIati
even 10 the skcpc Especially tho pc sonI ofthe de-
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metcally inallhe, and in confrr,ation OF this hec'
premium Of two hundred and t1tty dollars is now oter-
cd for the detection OF an error OF cent IN the ese"
or fifth edition, expressed in tic preface, making i've
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One of tho most conspicuous features OF the tables IS
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions, reference ond persleity with lheheiP
ofhe side and index, cannot be exeeed; and the sat,y
ty and with which the interest can be found TO the
D extent of general business, without doubling OF sums
i is besides convenience essential, that in the esim'-
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"a composing the work, and ME extraordinary humber and
% variety ofihe examinations, and tests OF every edition II
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secured by the unprecedented means employed the v-
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Iif preface; .., ,,a., .,o, nm,
prceed in nearly all the bank and public offices in the
mr. United States, and by the public generally, during 'le
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~ ofaw 81 several ofhe States the rate OF calculation
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