True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-18
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The Eth Edition.;
RoWLETTs TABLES OF INTEREST,":
ITO which is atlea Average lime Caleula-
L. tor, or easy methods io' Uniting the average time
on storage, Of haatl bills of goods, when ll-
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Time Ia lie, the hest That he con,rivei or tina, f.
cures pr ,uee within the same conti.sen compass
and size ott,pe.
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thiry'y-one times, from al which it mnst be evident
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One al tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
in the arrangement of tie Time and Amounts, which
inr sxpet'tns rocrcnce ond pcrspie,y, with the help
OF the side and INDEX cannot he cxceed and the salty
y and ease with which the interest can be found to the
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no. nor one half the number, is clearly shown in the
preface.
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Tor statute Interest,"" also by law for bank interest,
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hand copies were soug for. some to gre distance
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for copy, II to be bad fer less, aad individual
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