Difference between revisions of "Rowlett's Tables of Discount"
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| − | }}John Rowlett’s ''Tables of Discount…'' allows individuals to determine the amount of interest expense they will pay on a particular amount of money or, likewise, the amount of interest income they will earn on a particular amount of money. These tables provide the means for people who may lack formal training in finance to quickly and easily calculate the amount of interest that will accumulate on a particular amount of money. | + | }}[[File:RowlettsTablesOfDiscount1802p107.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Tables of discount, or interest, at six per cent, page 107.</center>]]John Rowlett’s ''Tables of Discount…'' allows individuals to determine the amount of interest expense they will pay on a particular amount of money or, likewise, the amount of interest income they will earn on a particular amount of money. These tables provide the means for people who may lack formal training in finance to quickly and easily calculate the amount of interest that will accumulate on a particular amount of money. |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| + | Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Rowlett’s tables. 4to." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:13-14 (no.3691).</ref> Both the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed March 4, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the first (1802) edition. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition. | ||
| + | [[File:RowlettsTablesOfDiscount1802Inscriptions.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Inscriptions, front free endpaper.</center>]] | ||
| + | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| + | Bound in contemporary, or near contemporary, cal. Rebacked with original red morocco, gilt-lettered label and gilt rules. Front free endpaper includes the signatures of "Sam<sup>l</sup>. Dana" and "Sam<sup>l</sup>. T. Dana, Dover, Mss, 1828." The first signature probably belongs to United States Representative [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dana Samuel Dana.] | ||
| − | + | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/Record/334068 William & Mary's online catalog.] | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 4 March 2014
Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar, From Unit, or One, to Two Thousand; on Every Ten Dollars, From Two Thousand to Two Thousand Five Hundred; on Every Fifty, From Two Thousand Five Hundred to Three Thousand; And on Every Five Hundred, From Three Thousand to Five Thousand; 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 Together With Examples ... Shewing In What Manner (By Means of the Tables) to Ascertain the Interest, at Five, Seven, and at Eight Per Cent
by John Rowlett
| Rowlett's Tables of Discount | |
 Title page from Rowlett's Tables of Discount, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | John Rowlett |
| Published | Philadelphia: Printed for the proprietor, by Hugh Maxwell |
| Date | 1802 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 200 |
| Desc. | 4to (27 cm.) |
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Rowlett’s tables. 4to." This was one of the books kept by Thomas Jefferson. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.[1] Both the Brown Bibliography[2] and George Wythe's Library[3] on LibraryThing include the first (1802) edition. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary, or near contemporary, cal. Rebacked with original red morocco, gilt-lettered label and gilt rules. Front free endpaper includes the signatures of "Saml. Dana" and "Saml. T. Dana, Dover, Mss, 1828." The first signature probably belongs to United States Representative Samuel Dana.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:13-14 (no.3691).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed March 4, 2014.
