True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-23
JUST PUBLIsHEDF FROM STEREOTYPE PLITES,
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lust PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE PLJ7ES, i
Tie Eth Edition q; 81 g.
ROWIET+r's TABLES OF INTEREST; -
ITO which, isnow added an Average Time Ca'eula-
Il tor, or easy methods for iining the average time
IN storage, notes OF aad hills Of goods, wTe,, mr.
chased different dates en- different Credits and for
various amounts; besesa useful and complete Banking
Time fa'lc the best That can be conrive.l or that f.
CURES can produce within tie same condesend compass,
aud size ostype.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow.
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through.
the ten legislative acts refxct the title page is
cOmnen,lR'ion in ITSELF uncommon, and so eobclu-
sivc, tn tnmng is necessary more than by way Of adj
vcrisemcn to givea condensed view of some oil its pc
fer instance the Interest has been conp,s-
cd from, and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets et ealculaOne examined in the pcss ,htx
i've times, and printed from stereotype plates tested
lhryt-one times, from all which It mnsl bc evident
even to the skcpt;c Especially tho sonal The de-
tail Of preaec) that the work mus, I've ar;,I-
met'c'y 'a'''h!e and in confirmation Of this beliefa
premium Of NV" hun'lre, and ttv dollars is now Offer
cd Tor me detection OF an of cent in the present
or is,h edition. as expressed in preface making five
large premiums offered for the same error since the first
publication in the year 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuous features nj The tables ia
in the arrangement Of the Time and Amounts which
for expeditions, reference ond pcrspcuy with the helm
OF the side and index, cannot be cxcellca; and the salty
y and ease with which the Interest be found ITO the
extent OF general business, without doubling Of Sums
bcses convenience SD essential, that in the eslma-
ton OF some % The most competent and pr.cti cal bust
ness men and public Officers who have made great use
Of The work, has been distinguished by tho honorable
appcla.'o Ct ota 'nlaster pieces. And considering
the 'nta'h'iity Of the method originally adopted in
composing the work, and the extraordinary number and
variety Of the examinations and tests Of every edition
has passeti'n the press notwithstanding the whole is in
n,
secured by the unprecedented means c,ppoy 3D. the W.
lnmc has hcen lcl, up and em,atical,y STYLED the
most wonderful book in the wNslk;' most certainly no
man can n''nca figure work of the same extent which,
since tue beginning OF creation, has had the same u-.
Der and variety Of tests in the same number of editors;
no, nor one hnIltc number, ms is clearly shown in the
preface.
Resides, astcst and Standard thas been tried am,
proceed IN nearly all the hank and public offices in the
United States and by the public generally, during The
long period Of dirt, five rcars, yet no error of The cal
cnitions has ever been found in print although con,in-
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums.
he bookis III Fact expressly adopted BY all tho courts
OF law Ct several olhc States the rate Of calculation
i"r statute Interest," as also by law for bank interest,"
according rs the book is used, and uay he in
part, by names of the subscribers, and few of The
subsequent purchasers, in the list ut the end of tho book
possession every Gloss Of citizens in every quar-
tic OF the Unit cd States.
II 'snlorcovcr well known that, by its rcarly check,
has 50 oi,cucccc large errors long after they were
h''ut, CFtn ny Nlc most careful anu most competent
its usefulness, and the absolute nc
ccssi'y for its U.S. have been extensively insisted upon
so evident, nccch have been its advantages, mud its
SAVINGS that scScrl yrarsagn, whilst the frs, edition
was scarce, and out of print, great Lumber of second
hand copies were sought for, some to greet distance
and l''rcrascd various prices, they could OCCASION
ally DO picked up at from so to 1926 per copy, and
Some persons have recon ~ tcclnred, and instances
could cqo,cd that they would pay $50, 500, and $500
Tor copy, tfnotto be had for less and an individual
in the latter instance particularly, having ut the
lime Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
sen, tina, to him it was really worth that money and
more Tough the saving his very valsablc time he
beng very rich man ant, in ,.nbiic Office.
II is likewise worthy of notice, md indeed proper to
impress that such is the nature Of igue work generally
and especially when Of the extent and importance OF
these Ia los, that had ibis hook its like boon prcar-
ed in the usual manner vonc, by the most competent
calculator in the world, and afterwards printed most
c;'lo'y under his own correction Of proof Sheets it
would, almost TO certainty, have been Unsafe for
c'c'is c,a dear at any price, as the preface daiiic-
lallp explains. But perfect and valuable lave the
stereotype plates OF this workbern maze, that TO secure
Them w;Ihhcir numerous and extraordinary examine
tons, against fire, for the general benefit, they (by
constantly kept in place of special
saiul! except while used IN printing.
hmlc directions 30 lind both banks and statute n,or-
est with useful notes. follow ss preface, which, in this
MN as in the two preceding editions contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of comput-
lug inter stS tee days ai grace, IA.
IL remains only remark that notwithstanding this
''hrommomy costly work, which WAS lmblised before
interest tables Introduced in dollars anil cents be-
yc'i anainanac, has been extensively :. so bcally
l'ronisctl, ii has not yet much paid viii, interest,"
Ice heavy loss OF nrIN four Thousand dollars beside,
SIX years "i time from lGgu lSDj, sustained on nc first
cdiio" Of 1000 a"pcs,: ,isng chiefly from its ysrs,
i''' at tina, time, AT under pricc,) to say nnlns Of
compensation profit Tor almost lifetime Of care, soil
and sacrifice. Wherefore the author still relies -. ,,re
d'sGcn"cn and generosity Of the public Tor con,inu
ance Of preference and patronage. For sale b, the
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