True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-05
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JUST PUBLIsHEDFROMS TEREo7yrE PLjTES,
TIE Eth Edition o.
ROWIETTS TABLES OF INTEREST:
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storage, notes Of haad bills Of gods, when p-
chased ut different dates en- different CREDITS aud i"r
various amounts; besides useful and complete Banking
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and size ofnpc.
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One OF tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
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OF the side and index, cannot he exceeA; AZ, the salty
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The book is in fac, cxprcs>l, adopted b, all the courts
oIaw Il several ot,hc States as the rate OF Calculation"
Tor statute Interest,", ais" by law for bank interest,
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