True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-28
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UsT From sTEREoTIFe pLITES'
TIE FIN Editiono! 5S
10 ROWLETIrs TABLES OF INTERESTS:
VNO which, ia now added an Average Time Calcutta ,
J. tor, or easy methods for 6n'g the average time
storage, notes Of haad bills Of goods, when nir-
based at different dates en- different credits, and for
arious amounts; esidesauscfu and complete Banking
lime Talc the best That can be con,rved. or that fl
ures produce within the same condeseud compass,
md size oftype.
An advertisement in the book is in nearly the follow
ng words: gr-
Tie high distinction this work has received ,lrougis
The ten legislative acts prexed the title page is
in itself, so uncommon, and eonclu-
sive, III nothing Is necessary than by way OF adj
to givea condensed view of some of its pc
cular,ies: rinstancc, the Interest has been compos
ed from, and compared with, what is equivalent to four
teen sets ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
f"e times and printed from stereotype plates tested
,hirtyty-one times, from all which it mns be- evident
even to the skeptic Especially tho sonal ofthe de-
tail Of proof in the preace) that the work mus, be ar.h
metcay intalible and in confirmation Of This beliefs
premium OF two hundred and fifty dollars, 10 now Offer
cd for the detection OF ofa cent in the present
fifth edition, expressed in tie preface, making five
large premons offered for the same error since the first
publication in the year 1909.
One Of tho most conspicuous features Of the tables is
for cxpcd,tns reference ond perspeuily with The help
Of the side and index, be cxcelled and the salty
ty and ease with which the interest can be found 10 the
extent OF general business, wiihon, doubling OF sums
ton of some oil the most conpc,ent and n,4c cal s
ness men and public officers who have made great
of the work. Il has been distinguished y tho honorable
appea'ion cfofa '.master poce". And considering
composing tho work, and The extraordinary lumber and
variety Of The examinations and tests Of every edition it
has passcdn the press Notwithstanding the whole is in
stereotype consi''er'ng in Short he positive accuracy
lume has een held up and cmphatically STYLED the
most wonderful book In The wnsik; most certainly m
man nanea figure work of the same extent which
since the beginning of creation has had the same uua-
Der ane variety of tests in the same m,nbcr Of EDITORS
no. nor one ha.,hc number as is clearly shown in The
pretace
Resides as test and standard. il has bccn tried and
prcecd in nearly all the bank ami ulic offices in tho
United States and by the nujlic rouernIy ,urno the
long period Of hr,y.ve rears vet no error of he cal
culations has ever been found in print although continue
ally challenged By the offer of very large pre NUNS
The book is IN fact expressly a,optcd by all the courts
oflaw 81 several of,he States AS the rate Of calculation
for statute interest" rs also by law for bank interest,
according ~ the book is uscd and as mav he seen in
part by ne names OF the subscribers and few of the
subsequent purchasers in the list at the end of ha book
sn possession every Gloss of citizens in ever, quar-
| tc of the Uni, ed States,
1t is moreover we'll known that BY its reary check
it has so oeu detected large errors long after ,cy were
made even lv the most careful aud meet comne,en,
its nhs
cessy for its sc have hccn extensively insisted mon
So evident ;urecd have bcen ;,s .ilvan,c.s and ;ts
savings that scyey wears ago whilst the first edition
WIS scarce and oft Of prnt great ,umbcr Of second
hand comics were souph, for seine to ore distance
and puvcrascd a, ynrous nrces AS thew could occnso
ally BIO pickcd up n, from $40 to As ucr copy and
some ,ersons L.ya r,rcn ~ d,cI.reh and ;re;.nc.s
could Ee ouooi lint ,hrv wov, nav s5n 600 md s5oo
for eopy ,fno,to be had fer less ani IN imyi,lua,
in the lrr instance p,t;.yl,rlv having at I'm, same
i'm, rx i. ,,; ,,.r Il, en-. ,,, ,>ore,s ,,,.
sem ''a' TO nun was really worm nat money ana
"n. .""" .a s'e s, " MS wy, m ,'"'e ''''''' u"
| oe.hS IL Yer! r'ch man ""u Ill fholle ol,ec.
1t is likewise worthy OF notice md indeed proper to
"p'c ~ a' such IS inc nature OF 'g'c WORK generally
ana Especially whcn ot The extent and importance OF
these Ia los, that hal this book its like boon pcpar
calculator in the world and Afterwards printed most
calouly under his correction Of proof Sheets il
would nmos, to certainty, have been Mnsntc for re-
terence, and dear It amy price, as tie preface daii'cu-
''Flp captains. hll $" pei'tc' ana Na'''ble nave u''
neieype p''es OF 'h's "o'N,hecn ma G. 'a' TO secure
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Am.r ,i,,cous IN frd huh l,,uks and s,,tu,c ;r,nr
es, viii useful notes follow The prince which hi
fifth AS in The tvs preceding editions contain much in
formation concerning the two lawful modes of compu,
lug inter s,s, tee days If lace, &c.
II rcm:'ns only TO remark that, notwithstanding thi
hcommony costly work, Which was published hcn''
interest tables were 'ro""c-d !" dollars AMI cents DC
.' '''',"n"'' mas "een s"eA'I"s'e', ''' 80 ,'n''"
,, af HOY ,r S' ,"In Us l"''' W'. 'I'sl's'
six Years -, time from l1oo,n lsp, sustained m, III, fir,
edition NJ 7Gno 40, @ .r.,, ,,ief, trrn, ,r,;,,
ton ~ MAT TING, at an under price to s,y n,nAnr
compensation or prohfnr ,lmost lifetime OF care. Toll
ant! sacrifice Wherefore the author. s, relies on til
"sse'mm'"t and stnros''y {" tic public Tor con''''