True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-29
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JUST PUBLIsHEDFRoM STEREOTYPE pLJTES, I,
The FTM Edition o.; s
ROWLETTs TABLES OF INTEREST,"
VTNO which is new adhea an Average Time Calcutta 1
tor, or easy methods for finding the average time
on storage, notes Of haa bills Of goods, when
chased at different dates, en- different credits, and tnr
various amounts; besi'esa useful and complete Banking
Time Tale the best Ina, be conirve or that IL
CURES can produce within the same co,esend compass
and size ofApc.
A"a'vcriiscment in the book j, in ncsry the follow
ing worlds
The hg. distinction this work las received through,
The ten slasive acts prexe to the title page is re-
comments''on in ITSELF so uncommon, and 50 eonclu-
s'e IN ho'h'hs Is necessary more Than by way of adj
vert,semen to give condensed view of some OF its pc-
ea'es as fer instance, The Interest ss been comp, s-
ell rom and compared wih what is equivalent to four
Teen SETS ct calculations, examined in the press thirty
NE unes' and printed from stereotype plates tested
ihirtyty-one times, from all which mu,t BE- evident
even to the .kepc Especially on tho pc sona ofhe de-
a' 81 proof m the prefAcc that the work must be arh-
metcay infable, and in confirmation of this belief
premium OF two hundred and ttv dollars, is now Offer
cd for the detection Of an error of cent in the present
or fifth edition. expressc. in the preface making five
large emons offered for the same error since the rs
publication in the year 1902
ne OF tho most conspicuous features of the tables !.
IN the arrangement of the Time and Amoun,. which
for expeditions, reference om pcrspeu,y with The helm
OF inc sue ana index, cannot be excelled and the say
ty and ease with which the Interest can be found to te
extent OF general business, without doubling OF sums
convenience 50 essential that in thr esIma-
no" o. some OF tue most competent and pt.cti cal Ju,i-
ness men and public Officers who have made great use
of the work, il las been distinguished y tho Eono,I1s
appes''c" cfofa 'master pocc. And considering
.Se ,mas'.ty Of the method originally adopted il
CONFUSING Wc work, and the extraordinary lumber and
variety OF te examinations and tests Of every edition il
has passed." the press. notwithstanding the whole In IN
stereotype considering. in short. The positive accuracy
sec"reo ny me unprecedented means employed, the vo-
most wonderful book in the wssik;" most certainly M
man can name figure work of the same extent, Which
since Tie beginning Of creation, has had the same Man,
Der ann variety OF tests in the number of citors
preface
Fes!'es astcst and standard, It has been tried and
PToee' ~ nearly all the bank and public offices in The
United States, and BY the public generally during The
lohs per'Ga Of 'rty-v rears yet no Of The cal
cMa''ons as ever been found in print although continue
ally challenged by the offer Of very large premiums
nc oooH is III fac, expressly adopted by all the courts
OF law Il scy"ra ote States the rate OF calculation
Tor statute interest,"" also by law for bank interest,"
according rs tho book is used, and as NAV he seen IN
part" by names Of The subscribers, and few of The
subsequent purchasers, in the list at the end Of tho book
~ possession cfevcy Gloss Of citizens in every qua.
sc oil The Unit ed States. |
II rs moreover well known that, b, lis rear,y check
1t has so oen detected large errors long after ,Iev wer
'"sac, even ly the most careful and most com,,e,en,
TAT its usefulness ,,d III. hsnI. w."
cesstv Tor its "se, have been extensively Insisted ,on
SO evident, ncccd have been its n;ly.n,,c .n ~,
savings that scyc,rl wears aco willie, III. c., ,:,:
was scarce, and out OF print, great Lumber of second
'' copies were sogh, for, same to gre distance
A 'rcrased at various prices, they could occas;ou-
some persons have reccn ~ declared a,d ;n; "'
could be quoted that they would pay $50, $780, and $500
in the latter instance nart;ryl,r,y L,v; -, ,I ~
line rxbite, s.,;st,corx ro,r =, M as sN''e
no ,, . u" l''"i " was really worth that money and
icing yerS r.h ~ 's very easaoe "mc, he
IS likewise worthy of notice, md indeed proper to
~ ~ ':' S"en IS me nature OF hsuc work generally
"" especially when O the extent aud importance OF
hese Ia los that had this book its like hcon pruar-
calculator in the world, and afterwards nruteJ no.,
an',ouly under his correction of proof sheets i,
'u a'nost 70 certainty, have been Unsafe for re-
~, ana "ear Al any price, AS the preface daricu-
,!p explains. but so perfect and valuable have the
hem I'".' '" '''s ""'hi"eeh Wa"c that to secure
inns ,,,,;ms, c 's "'' extraordinary exaIhna-
c,n"an,l, ts,', "en'h'' ,'ey are by
ae,>, exccm Will, ,,srj !, nr;,,;"n P'"ce VI See'A'
Am.I,. ,I;rn.,;n,,a ' :" vs. ~ pruning.
st with useful notes fn1i"w 'hc ' n"', a' s'e '"ni
it'll in the 1--WE preceding rdi,;ms cnr,.; ',a,
trm,on concerning the two law full modes Of eomnu,-
~ inter SITS, tee days af grace, &C.
II remains only to remark that notwithstanding this
"."'non,y costly work, which was published before
'd In'es were nrod"csd IN dollars and be-
ao";scI " @ has so ex'1nsv'l, AVID so literally
.e HEAVY ,,ss % NJ. ~. SO sh rs ln'h with interest
* years Of time from i7aon s" ps"' H"'ars' hes,e'
,on Of 1000 ,opes .ars.r c,,;,.. t on ,ne !lrs
on at that time a, an under m;,r ,n S,, no rI''a'
compensation or prof, for almost i'-,u,. Of r,r' Iii
nj sacrifice Wherefore. The author s,;,i r,.'a 'I,,
and generosity of the public for conin,:
Pr;ur;, M Eoots"Us :, ~ ' I' .. ',e