True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-27
JUST PUBLISHEDFROM STEREOTYPE Plates,
The Fill Edifio,. n: .- 49,

Ihe F'ih Edition o; .-s-. .-r 80
ROWLETI'5 TABLES OF INTEREST:
FTNO which is new added an Average Time Caleula-
i tor, or easy methods for finding the average time
on storage, notes of haad bills Of goods when nu,-
chased at different dates different credits, and for
various amounts besides useful and complete Banking
lime Tale, the best That be conrive,l or tina, f.
cures ca" produce within the same contesend compass
and size of,pe.
advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow.
ing Words
The hgl, distinction this work has received ,rn,,e.
the ten acts pre6xed the title page is re-
commentston in itself, so uncommon, and SO eonc,-
s'e, IN tnoth'hg IS necessary than BY way of adj
Vertiseen to gvea condensed view Of some oil its ne.
ci.arcs as fer instance the Interest has been comp,s.
ed FROM and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in The press thirty
hSe umes' and printed from stereotype plates tested
thrtyy-one times from all which it mns b- evident
even to the kepc Especially tho pc sonsl the de-
tail Of proof in the preface that the wcrk must he ar
met'cally talbe, and in confirmation Of this belicfa
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars, IN now offer
al Tor NC detection OF an off, in the present
or fifth edition, as expressed in tive preface making five
large prcmions offered for the error since the first
publication in the year 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuons fenrs or tho ,.h,., :.
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts which
Tor expeditions reference on perspei,y with the helm
Of the side and index he excelIca: and tho sa,y
" and ease with which the interest can be- found 10 the
extent OF general business, without doubling Of sums
besides convenience essential that in tic esima-
ton Ut some OF the most competent and pr:cti cal si-
ness men and public of crs who have made pr,n, use
OF the work, !. has been distinguished by tho honorable
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the intshiiity OF the method originally at9pted 4,
composing the work. and the extraordinary number and
variety OF the examinations, and tests Of every edition
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secured ny the unprecedented means cnplo, od the vo-
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ri luIt II,
Der ana variety OF tests in the number of editors:
no. nor one halt the NUMBER as is clearly shown in the
preface.
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he hook III fact expressly adopted by all the courts
' law u several otthe States the rate Of calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
according MS the book is used, and uay lie seen in
part by names of the subscribers and few of the
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ISM oase.s''n ct every Gloss Of citizens in ever, qua
| tic Of the Unit ed States
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