True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-07
JUST PUBLISHEDFROM STEREOTYPE pLITES,
The FIN Edition d

JUST STEREOTYPE pLITES,
TIE FIN Edition O;
ROWLETT's TABLES OF INTEREST:
TT1O which is a,lurri an Average Time Cale,a-
il TOR, easy methods To-, iin'ing the average lime
storage, notes ct haad or bills of goods, when uu-
chased Al different dates different Credits aud FIR
various amohts besides austu and complete Banking
Time Ia lie, the hest That be con,rive. IN that f.
cures can pr d,,ee within the cnncsend compass
and size nfhpc.
An vertisenent in the book is in nearly the follow
ing words:
Tie high distinction this work has received through,
the ten legislative acts pefxeh the title page is re-
conmc"d"''ni IN itself. So uncommon, and so eoncl,,-
s've, IN nothing Is necessary thai, bv wa> of adj
vert'senen1, I" givea condensed view of some o It's ue-
c'iarit'es: ms fer instance The Interest has been conn "a.
cd from, and eonpre. with, what is equivalent to four
Teen ses Ell calculations, examined in the press lhirs-
,hiry,y-cne times, from al which it must b.. evident
even 10 the skeptc Especially tho nc soal Of the de-
tail oil proof N The preace) that the wcrk must I've ar-
n'etral'y 'i,fil!'h'e aud in confirmation Of This h,ci
premium {" two h,Inlrctl and tr dollars is now c;.r-
cd Tor 'he etce'i"" Of error Of in the present
or fifth edition. as expressed in preface max in. five
large premiums offered Cor the sauc error si tic first
publication in the wear 1902
One Of tho conspicuous features Of the tables is
in the arrangement, Of The Time and Ann,,n,s, which
tnr exc."ns, reference om perspeui,y with he help
Of the side aud index, be cxceileA and thu SALTY
ty and ease with which the Interest can be- found 10 the
eASHt VI ScHS'a DHS,IlcSs, WHnM t1Uhllny Ot sums
IS he:ldrs convenience essential that in t. esllm-
tion Of some OF 'e most competn, and p,sctI cal BUSH
ness men and public Off who have n,,t great e
OF the work. il has hcen Distinguished h. tho honorable
appreciation e. Ut '.'naster pace" And conserin.g
the nfallihlitv Of the method originally adnlet il.
CONFUSING the work, and ,Ic extraordinary u,her an,
variety OF The examinations, and tests Of every edition it
has passed IN the press notwithstanding the whole is il
stereotype, considering. in sl.6 I. he positive accuracy
secured hH the unprecedented means enplo o. the
h''ne has hcen b, Id up and emphacay styled ",h:
mos, wonderful book in the wSsk;" most certainly
man can n'n'a figure work OF the extent, wr',
since the beginning nt creation, has had the
her ans variety 0f tests in the n,iAer If editor
no. MIR one halt the number, is clv. shown IN ia,
pi"tare
Resides astcst and Standard it has b"cn tried an,'
proceed N nearly all he bank and public fl in he
United States anti 10y the public generally during III
long period Of thirty five ,ears, vet e,ir Of The cal
c"'ations has ever been found in PRINT anush cOntin
ally challenged b, the offer of very large mi"ms.
The hookis III fact expr,s~, adopted by all the
OF Ia" q se'"la! the States The :" rate OF c,ilAlo
Tor 7atute interest,"" also by law rr bank interest
according the book is used, and uay he IT,.
part, by of The subscribers, ard few Of III,
subsequent purchasers, nthc list At the end OF thu hook
IS possession ct every Gloss OF citizens in ever, qua
t. OF the Unit ed States.
1t is moreover well known that, by its reary check,
has so "itets t"ccd large errors, long after the, were
h'ste, even by the most careful and most competent
aritl'mc.icians Fat its usefulness and the absolute ne
cess'ty tor its u.s., have been extensively insisted up H.
so evident, cccd, have been its advantages, aud its
savings that sevcal y"ars"go, whilst the first edition
was scarce, and out Of print, great unhcr of second
hand copies were son lit for some to Il gre distance
and pn,crase various prices they couil oc:,sio-
ally BIO picked mp at from soto SIS per copy, an,
Some persons have rec,n declared, Mh instances
c'ul quoted that they would pay $50, SIn, and S50n
tor e"pv IT not to be had fer less, an,i ,li, l
in the latter instance particularly, having the same
iimc Exhibited satisfactory proa to several persons pre-
scn' that to him it really WORT, that money and
more tm"ush HE saving oi lis ,cr, yaleablc time, he
being yer, rich man and ia snblic office.
II is likewise worthy OF moi &C, nd indeed proper to
'npre that such is the nature OF fsuc work general,
and especially When Of the -x,eu, and mpor :ucr ct
these Ia los, that had this book or its Ike b. re,n,
ed in the usual ,na,.er vone b, the most conp.en,
caicuia;: in He world, and aiterv ars printed mos,
ca,louly Under lis correction Of proof sheets, it
WOULD almost to certainty, have been 'lnst tor re-
terence, and dear price, AS tie preface '',1u'-
lalp explains. But 81 peri ct and valuable have the
Herc"ylc plates OF this wo,kllcrn ms &C. that
them, "th''r numerous and cX'rao,,'iual, cN,inns
tons, against fire. for the general ben, t they tby
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safety, exocp, while use | III printing.
Amt directions to tnd both banks ,n, statute intor-
est wlh"sci" no,cs follow .Ic preface which, in,his
fifth AS in the tw" preceding editions contain mitch i'll
termination concerning the two lawful modes Of ronlul-
! lug utter SITS, Ice days at grace, &c.
1t rei:Ins only tn remark that notwithstanding hi.
nc"mInonly costly work. which uhti,hr,l before
Interest tables wcrr inIrOue ID ia oll aud cc,s I-
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na''"s'l, il las MT yet 81 much paid with n,tr,
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