True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-28
JUST PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE PLITES,
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JUST PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE PLITES,
The Fin Editiomo'
ROWLETTS TABLES OF INTEREST,":
VINO which is now added an Average Time CaleulA.
Il tor, or easy methods for finding the average lime
on Storage, notes Of haat bills Of goods, when
chased at different dates different credits, and for
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
Time Table, the best That can be conrive, or that f.
cures can produce within the same concseud COMPASS
and size oftypc.
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Or l e''on' as expressed in the preface, making five
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Onc OF mo most conspicuous features of the tables is
IN the arrangement Of the Time and Amounts. which
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culations has ever been found in mini, al,hoh ,;
ally challenged by the offer of very LARGE nrenu.no
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fifth in the two preceding editions, contain much in
formation concerning the two law t,l modes Of comnu,-
lug inter sts tee days af grace &c
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ton s.; that time a, a Under priri 10 say na"" n
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