True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-25
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JUST PUBLIsHEDFRoM STEREOTYPE pLJTES. /,
The Rim Edition. o:
ROWLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST:
TITO which is nc " a'ite an Average Time Caieula-
Il tor. or easy me,hos to, filming the average lime
on storage, notes Of aad bills of goods wen pu'-
chased N different dacs different credits, and for
various oin,s besides useful ant, complete Banking
Time Ia lie, the hes, That be conrivr,. III tina, H.
cures can pr 'sce with" the sane condcsed compass,
and size oit,pc.
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ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through.
the ten legislative acts refixed to the title page,
comme"dso'' in itself. unc mmon., and SO eour-
sive, tn nothing is necessary more, mn hy WAY of adj
vcrtsemen', To givca co,ns, view Of some Of its PC
cari''es:a fer instance The Inl-rcs, has hcY comp
Cd from and compared with, what is equivalent to FOUR
fire tines, and printed from ,crco,ype plates tested
thirtyiy.cne times from al which i, n,ns BE- evident
even 10 the skec (esFccally tho pc so,sl Of the de-
al Of proof IN tie preface that the work mus, he ari,h-
premium Of two hundred am, ftv dollars is nov offer
c' for 'hc detection Of ola cen, in the prcse,
Or fifth edition, as expressed III the prctac, making five
large premiums offered for the error since the FIRST
publication in the year 1902
One Of tho most cnnsricops features of the tables is
in'hc arrangement Of the Time and Amounts, whicl,
for expctli''ts reference ond perspcui,, with The help
Of, the side and index, c,nno he exceiled; Az, Tho, salty
y WV tle n-elcSl eau iOilt 10 the
extent OF general business, whnn, doubling OF sums
:id's convenience essential tina, in TIL estlm,-
ton I" some ~ The most competent and pi3.rtI cal ls-
ness men and public off WHO have made q, II, use
OF the work, il has l'eem distinguishes! by tho honorable
ar,cIlainn cf'fa ''mascr r,'acc''. Aud considering
the 'ntah'll'y OF the method originally n'Ioptc in
CONFUSING the work, and the cxraoI,!i,s., lumber am,
variety OF he examinations, and tests Of every edition il
las passed in the press notwithstanding the hole is IN
strre"'yle, considering, in s6 I. he positive acc,4c.
scared hy the unprecedented means cn,lo' oil, the
'''"e has 'ecn III Id up and empr'ir,y STYLED I" The
most wo"d, rt'l hook in the wssik;' most crr,ain,
n'u can 'n,rrra figure work of thu. extent wcl,
since the beginning nt creation, has had the same ,n-
rn r variety "f test. ~ r' same nla,er "t editors;
40. ""r"ne hal! the NUMBER is cl.al y shown in the
preface.
Resides, astrst and Standard il HAS hcru tried and
priced IN nc:rl, all The bank and public niccs in Il e
uu,ro States, and by ,lcmlic generally, during the
long Irr'nd ut thirty five ,ears, yet If ih. cal
cl'io"s has ever been ou. in print, although continue
ally challenged b, the offer of vc,, large r,, ni,ns.
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nt Ia" ci several oiihr States AS the "'ste ni cull"
Tor statute Interest,"" also b, law for bank interest,"
according the book is used, and way he seen in
part b, Of the subscribers, ard few Of he
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's'n pos essn Ct ever, clnss Of citizens in ever. q,.,
t. OF the UNI ed States.
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it has 50 "il.u ti"c,e large errors long after HE,
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so evident, incec, avc hren its advantages, aud its
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YEN" an lnsannc, has been so ex,'"svcl aid "l"ru
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