ROWLETT'S TABLES OF DISCOUNT, OR INTEREST. [STEREOTYPE EDITION]. By John Rowlett, Formerly Accountant, Bank of North America.

Printed for the Author by C. Sherman & Co., Philadelphia: ., 1842 Fuller title: STEREOTYPE EDITION OF ROWLETT'S TABLES OF DISCOUNT, OR INTEREST; Showing at Sight, the Interest on Each and Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, from Two Thousand to Three Thousand; on Every Fifty, from Three Thousand to Five Thousand; and on Every Five Hundred, from Five Thousand to Ten Thousand; for Each and Every Day, from One, to Sixty-Four Days, Inclusive; Also, for Every Month, from One to Twelve, and for Eighteen Months, and Two Years; Besides A Complete Cent Table: The Whole Computed at Six Per Cent. According to the Equitable Principles of the Banks; and as Practised between Individuals, throughout the United States, in Conformity to Statute Law; Together with Directions at the End of the Introduction, for Finding, Almost at Sight, (by aid of the tables,) the Exact Bank Interest for any Number of Days, from Sixty-four to One Hundred twenty-four days, &c. Likewise examples contained in the introduction, showing in what manner (by means of the tables) to ascertain the interest at five, seven, and at eight per cent. and a note under the first page of the figure work, explaining the usual mode of Computing Interest of Cents, & Fractions, Etc. Etc. By John Rowlett, Formerly Accountant, Bank of North America. pp. 28, [1], 14-220, [6] (Various cautions 'To the Public.' + Double page broadside printed on yellow paper: Rowlett's Average Time Calculator; On the front pastedown is another broadside: A Practical Banking Time Table; On the front fly leaf is a small broadside printed on brown paper: "Notice. Useful and interesting information. respecting the lawful and unlawful modes of calculating interest. will be found in the preface. A premium of two hundred and fifty dollars, is now again offered for the detection of an error of a cent in the interest calculations, as more particularly described in the preface." Also interesting and significant are the extensive subscribers' lists, which include officers of various American banks, government figures, attorneys, and merchants, etc. - 1799-1802; and another - "Purchasers in the Western States from North to South.". Damp and age stain. 4to. 280 mm. Interesting early full leather ledger book style binding (split sheep), tooled in blind with a wide floral roll around the edges, and a Greek key tool making a frame on the boards. The wide roll on the binding is associated with Heinrich (Henry) Miller, of Lancaster, PA. ** Note also the autographed ownership of: Robert H. Tyler, Virginia House of Delegates" who played an unusual role in the Civil War. Robert Horner Tyler (1838-1902) Captain, Eighth Virginia Infantry in he Civil War, was from one of the best known families in Northern Virginia. In 1863 he was taken from other Confederate Prisoners of War and placed in 'close confinement' as a hostage, with General Lee's son, chosen for execution should the Union go ahead with the Sawyer-Flinn Executions. Union Captains Sawyer and Flynn, were two officers who were to be executed in retaliation for the execution by General Burnside of two rebel spies. In the end, these retaliatory executions did not take place. He autographed this book in the early 1890's when he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Though the ink on the autograph has run a bit it is easily read. AI/S&S 42-4343. Owned by a Famous Confederate Officer, With Broadsides Printed on Different Colored Papers, In a full leather binding from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA58 Language: eng. Full Leather. Hardcover. Good.