True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-25
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ROWLETT'S TABLES OF lN'iEREST:
IyNO whiclis now added an Average Time Caleula-
l. tor, or easy methods Tor finding the average time
on storage, notes of had Or bills Of goods, when nur
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One Of tho most conspicuous TEXTURES of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts which
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