The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures ... releases, &c. Also merchants' accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the several American colonies. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy ... To which is added, The poor planter's physician ... And also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. By George Fisher, accomptant.
1748
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The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures ... releases, &c. Also merchants' accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the several American colonies. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule: shewing how to measure carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy ... To which is added, The poor planter's physician ... And also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. By George Fisher, accomptant.
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Fisher, George, accomptant.
Uniform Title
Instructor
Edition
The ninth edition revised and corrected.
Publication Details
Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, in Market-Street, 1748.
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Language
English
Description
v,[1],378p., [5]leaves of plates (1folded) : ill. ; 12⁰.
Note
Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.
American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
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Indexed In
Evans, 6238
Alston, IV.364
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1062
Miller, C.W. Franklin, 439
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 31
English Short Title Catalog, W11564.
Alston, IV.364
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1062
Miller, C.W. Franklin, 439
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 31
English Short Title Catalog, W11564.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.
Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.
Vale, ed.
Fruere, ed.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.
Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.
Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.
Vale, ed.
Fruere, ed.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.
Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.
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