True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-12
JUST PUBLISHED FROM STEREOTYPE PLITES, !
The rim Edition o.;


Two which is now added an Average Time Calcutta |
L. tor, or easy methods for finding the average time
on Storage, notes Of haad bills of goods, when
chased different dates Oh different credits and for
various amounts; besides useful and complete sank ing
lime Tale, the best That be con,riye, or tina, f.
cures produce within the conticsend compass
and size t>pe.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow.
ing words:
The high distinction this work has received through
the ten Legislative acts pretxcd to the title page is re-
commentator in itself, so uncommon, and so eonclu-
sve tn nothing is necessary than hy way of adj
rcrisemcn', to gvea condensed view of some OF its pc
c''cs: as fer instance, the Interest has been comp,s-
Ell from, and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen se's Ell e'l'a'lonr examined in the press thirty
tie tines, and printed from stereotype plates tested
,hry'y-nnc times, from all which it mnsi b.. evident
even to the skcpc Especially tho nc sona Of the de-
tail proof IN the prcnce) that the wcrk must he urill-
mct,eaiiy 'niab'c, and in confirmation of this becfa
premium OF two hundred and lttv dollars, is now offer
cd Tor me detection OF of cent ia the urcscn,
or NTH c'oh, as expressed in the preface, making five
large prcmuns offered for the SAINT, error sine, ,l, fret
publication in the year lSu2.
One ~t tho most conspicuous features of the tables is
in the arrangement of the Time and Amounts, which
for expeditions reference nn perspic,y, with the help
of the side and index cannot be eyccI,I and TN, s,,,,
ty and ease with which the interest con b. fo,n, in NJ.
extent OF general business, without doubling of sums
'sbcsrs convenience 50 essential, that in the csilm-
ton OF some on the most competent and pact cal BUSH
ness men ant, public officers who have made great use
OF the work, it has been distinguished BY tho honorable
appella''on i"la "mas,cr piocc'. And considering
the initial 'hill,y Of the method originally adopted in
composing tho work, and the extraordinary uunher and
variety OF The examinations, and tests of every edition it
has nsscIn the press Notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype, considering, in short, The positive accuracy
secured by the unprecedented means employ cd, the
'nnr has hcen l"hlnp and cmphatie,lly styled " the
most wonderful book IN the wesk' most certainly M
mHi can nanra figure work of the same extent " hcl,
since 'hc beginning OF creation, has had the n,n-
per '" variety OF tests in the same nunbcr Of editors;
no. nor one hall the humber, as is clearly shown in :r
prriarr.
Resides, astrs, and standard, has been tried and
proceed IN nearly all the bank and public e(ccs in the
,"''o states, and by the public generally, during the
long period OF ,hirt, five years. vet no error Of ihr cal
cMa''""s has ever been found in print, although con,in
ally cml'rgrd by the offer Of very large premiums.
r he h""kN intact expressly adopted by all the
OF IA" Ct several o:',c States the "rtr OF calculation
'r 'i;u'" interest,"" also by law for bank interest
according Us the book is used, AVID be seen in
part, by OF the subscribers, and few of The
subsequent purchasers, inthc list at the end Of tho book
IS l'ns"SSn ct every Gloss Of citizen in every utt-
t. OF the tnit ed States.
1t ism",ro,"r well known that by its rcarly check
" has 3" oi'ridctccc1 large errors long after they
"Hd', even hy the most careful :itd most competent
ailtiinc,lrls, its usefulness, and the absolute ne
ctssN tor It's ,lsr, have been cXtcsvrl, insisted p ~
so evident, iucrch, i>r been lis advantages, and its
savings, That, sc,crrl NcirsHSo whilst the first edition
was scarce, a,! out Of print, great lumber Of second
i'ind copies were sought tor s"mr to gre distance.
aA p'crasod AT Various prices T'hr, rould occasions
ally b" l''hrd np" from 2l"i" ) = per copy, and
SOM" persons have rrccn..y declared, and instances
clA hrquul,t that the, would pa, Sru 800, and $500
for copy, tnotto be had fer loss and >iAt,I
il til" latter n1slr'rc lar",ml,, having at the
I'n"' l>hlr satisfactory pr"ai t" several persons pre-
N,al that to- hir 1t WAS really worth IIrh money aul
more I"Weh he" saving ut hi, ,rl> >aI4blr Mur lp-
! being ser, rich mio3uul IN .',I, ic office.
1t likewise "mil.N al mot &C, uu indeed prbpcr tu
imprr that such rllv uaturr oI hsuc work generally
and a,l"rollv when OF the extent ;um importance OF
t 1t ia lnS that had Tins hunk ike ~
r'' III the usual manner vuur, l> the most competent
calculator in the world, and afterwards uriur mos,
erinuN ur",r inN own correction Of proof sheets,
would, almost To certainty, have been lIuSa for
terence, aud dear st amy nlrr, lie preface da1iru-
lnlp "Npl,ns Blu, So l,llrrt and Valuable have the
st"r"dN" plates I" ibis "uIklrrn rna!r, that to
'hrn Nnmhr,r numerous and r>traurn1r, c>amina-
tons ?Sa'nst hr", im Ilr general benefit, they (bI
"dNrIlHrmrnt constantly kept i'll place OF special
sa'N, except Whilru>rl in printing.
approximations to tinh both banks and statute u,o,-
est with ",rt"l notrs foil the preface" which, in his
nth as III thc t"o preceding editions, contain much in
i'nE''1uu concerning ia" tw lawful modes Of compul
'"g 'n'cr IS, lee day It g'avr &c.
1t remains mAy To trma,k that, uDtw M Standing Nj,
WromuollN costly work, which was published before
interest tables ,nruiuc ID ia ,ul,s and cent, be-
Nr' hhanr&r, has been sUrNr'uesrI, a.d snlihrdlIN
arnirr'l, ii has nu, YET much paid with inter,
tee h'T>\ boss al u1HllN tour hoUsnol rll~, hrs,,
SIN Years "i n" from 149ln iSJ, sustained the 81
r'i"M"l 1000 o"ir>, sr'>'ng ,h,i. from its Mhlirn-
hon at im'i"r at AZ, "'rr price, 81, nothing ii
compensation profit Tor ;luoe, alit, If cant, toll,
and >art.trr Wherefore. The. arthur s r. lie, on ,hr
dIr""tUf"1H aud generosity Of tlc public Tor Il co.ul
""cr ut preference nd patronage. F.r sal" b, the
ff"t~IM Ho@s,i,1S in tH tWh,t Siui,S
etIIpilI'> NEW WnNk, Nr.--rhc American
ihgmnd, by The nutI,or"l".\ Year ~ Span" i'll
I Nohh pr,d-uf Wuorn. in ,ol,
IN" Noun% N6''- l'onh, ,aauoal moral r.li
utl~ ,lII Il .plu'- Ir' ,Ilni"-
) .o~, received and tor ,aIrby wv. NKEAN,
I. sk,ni.t. \ MAY, House, >,s,, a,n orraun,ula
~ Painters, Nos Cmo''.clc street, TWO doors iron
tnrl stree.
limitations ct 'hr following woods AND marbles, *
Z ccu,c, il. :; mastery manner.
WOODS MARBLES
i Mahogany, Eg,pri,, black aud gold,
t Oak, G'aa aud Anl'c",
e Pollard do Orics,ta or Ncrd antique,
d. Cul'r' do, jasper,
y t;mlch Maple, Blood Stone,
:. Birds Eye ",, Darby Granite,
- Satin Wood, Potomac,
y Hair Wood, Dove or Bur,lro,
. View Tree, Italian White,
u Coron,arIc or Black Si,r,a and Brocella
IL Rose Noot AI,ri San Grey,
Q Ash " liic Oak, &c. X &c.
& Curh Elm,
II Specimens be u.t shop. Paints, oil.
IS glass, c"pai >ar'sh &c. on Land mi .or sale
;. nj
II IRON, STEEL HEAVY HOODS--llut, squm
> Z and bundle iron we'll assorted.
hoop, scroll aiu rod iron, mail rods and plnuS
mOuls
Cast German, shear, bls;ered, spring, sheet Al,
CrUwlv, steel
Hollow ware, en-, aud vroush nails and spikes
Ilnc, block tin, mill and grind slunrs salt kettles
CLAIM cables anchors, hoes
On, log Al Il trace Chains, mills
AnNilS Vices, Hammers and h,llows
r Wire, sheet pig and bar lead; slo,
~ C"al. and cooking s,o>cs
- TsAmrs R"" land and 'lhcr spades and shovcls
!, Hook and plat" hinges, door and window hooks
~ t"liuS, Hunts, NM p, and ether
~ larh aud Nla'ill, cur,h,gt, lines and twne
l., ol'm'l ,hc;uhing copper; Naval stores
~ Paints, linscctl u, sperm oil
~ \ tulI assortment OF hardware and shin chandler,
= always on hand, and wIcharc offered FIR sale at Who'll,
m sale or retail, on the most favorable terms, by
Is mi LAYTON 4 Co. So Old i.cvcc.
ri NEW EMBELLISHMENTS HART 4 co are now
i'll ANrrNIn% from ON he ard Ships Inzoo and S4rnlu.j
OF aud n% t"nr"r'Ia hom New York, II great variety
sc goods III their line" which tugcthrr With their form,
stock ON iHnd, makes III, if ursurlh very, plct
ar The toIl"" in2 rumpnsr part IL: .otw<t ,,r .I
p tuck ANA dressing ,uIA hnru do ulull rst,ripo,ie
- Iil fubrr, >llk ami Wnr-d elastic nlrr< common
at me A~r thNcmI'rS. loo 70 iurn and I.urtr nairlr
S"htIHH pc" dec, pow der puts und boxes toilet puwt
l"rn"l books AMI wallets, nrrdlr books, she'll pea,
II IVORY and I""rro rHrd rue'S, head prnpnt.,S plain ~
m raj heads, urrknrcs unl m"4lg"r,, bead ,iIi,,1 rl
r rk'Hrr>, tt, class and uiusrcd liver and gil, bead
d. 'h"3n beads bells and plnlnrS; pistol aud large pow
~ Ter iin>h~, Shot belts horse belt wwkt and duriln
IN St"S double and single hrrc!led .nns Bowie kujyc
~ and !n>' s"lS>nrs II, ar, pn'hc kW.5 g11n,l Chain
!" amt !hh"lS, waist buckles, clolt hair TOOTH u.cun
" .rn'i' shoe, pia'c, floor ud busting brushes Cologn
- fiuIlda, tN"lrr, Hid bay Wtrr-SorrTl essence