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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier Way than any yet published; with instructions to qualify any Person for Business, without the Help of a Master; to write a variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse; Letters on Business or Friendship; Forms of Indentutes, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leafes, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales, and their Product. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasters, Plumbers, Masons, Glaziers, and Painters Work, &c. The Mode of undertaking each Work. and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; and a Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshail's Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and fixing Dials; with receipts for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening, through every Month in the Year. In this work is also given a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; Containing A brief Description of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. And some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1798- Books
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The instructor; or, Young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies. How to write letters on business or friendship; forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties, and market-towns in England and Wales, and a list of English and Scots fairs according to the new-style. The method of measuirng carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen, with the description of gunter's line, and coggeshall's sliding-rule. The practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and six dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which are added, the family's best companion; and a compendium of geography and astronomy. Also, some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The instructor; or, Young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic in an easier way than any yet published. Instructions to write variety of hands with copies how to write letters on business or friendship; forms of indentures, books, bills of sale, receipts, wills, releases, &c. Merchant accompts and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping. With a description of the product, counties, market-towns, and fairs according to the new style, in England and Wales. The method of measuring carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plaisterers, plumbers, masons, and glasiers, and painters work: how to undertake each work, and at what price: the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journey-men. With the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding rule. The practical gauger made easy. The art of dialling, and how to erect and fix dials: with instructions for dyeing, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which are added, the family's best companion: a compendium of geography and astronomy; and some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The young man's companion: or, arithmetick made easie; with Plain Directions for a Young Man to attain to Read and Write True English; and Short-Hand. Very easie Rules for Measuring and Plotting of Land, Measuring of Globes, Bullets, Walls, Timber, Stone, Boards, Glass, &c. whether Superficie, or Solids, both by Arithmetick and Gunter's Line: With very easie Rules to compute the Charge of Building Houses, or any part of them. Also the Use of Gunter's Quadrant. With the Art of Dialing, and Colouring Work. Choice Monthly Observations for Gardening, Planting, Pruning, and Grafting of Fruit-Trees. With some useful Directions for Angling. Also Instructions for Inditing of Letters, upon several occasions: How to make Latin Bonds: With Useful Forms of the Law: And Copies sufficient for Writing-Schools. Also a Table of the Great Towns in England; Also what Shire each is in, and their distance in Miles from London. Medicines easily prepar'd for Man and Beasts. Making English Wine. Titles of Honour: Together with the Duties of Christians, that their Joy may be on Earth, as well as in Heaven. With many other Things to incline Youth to Vertue. And a Table to find the material Things in this Book. written by W. Mather, in a plain and easie Stile, that a Young Man may attain the same without a Tutor.
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1710- Books
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The young man's companion: or, the several branches of useful learning made perfectly easy. Containing plain directions for a young man's attaining to reading, and write true English; ... Written by W. Mather, ...
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1775- Books
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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmatic, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures. Bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product counties and market-towns in England and Wales and a list of the fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenter-, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glaziers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to ... dials; with instructions ... dying, colouring, ... colours; and some [gene]ral observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion; with instructions how to ... and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine, and ... plaisters, and medicines necessary in all families; ...dium on the sciences of geography and astronomy; ... brief description of the different parts of the Earth, ... of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. 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, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales; with a list of fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenters, jointers, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of G[a]nter's line, and Coggershall's sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters, and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; containing a brief description of the different parts of the Earth, and the survey of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published ... By George Fisher, ...
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1789- Books
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The instructor; or, young mans best companion. Containing Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic in an easier Way than any yet published. Instructions to write Variety of Hands with Copies. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship; Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Releases, &c. Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping. With a Description of the Product, Counties, Market-Towns, and Fairs according to the New Style, in England and Wales. The Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters work: how to undertake each Work, and at what Price: the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journey-Men. With the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding Rule. The Practical Gauger made casy. The art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials: With Instructions for Dyeing, Colouring, and making Colours; and some general Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which are added, The Family's Best Companion: A Compendium of Geography and Astronomy: and some useful Interest Tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way th[an] any yet published; and how to qualify any Person for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenter's Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to under-take each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix any Dial; with Instructions Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, The Family's Best Companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linnen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers sorts of Wine; and many excellent plaisters, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: A Compleat Treatise of Farriery; Or, Good Advice to Gentlemen and Farmers; with a choice Collection of Remedies, very fit for all Farriers and Grooms. Also some useful Interest-Tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant. The Tenth Edition Revised and Corrected.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.L. [1750]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. 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, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties, and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenters Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix any Dial; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linnen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plaisters and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and also, a compleat treatise of farriery: Or, Good Advice to Gentlemen and Farmers; with a choice Collection of Remedies, very fit for all Farriers and Grooms. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.XLII. [1742]- Books
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The instructor; or, Young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies. How to write letters on business of friendship; forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties, and market-towns in England and Wales; and a list of English and Scots fairs according to the new style. The method of measuring carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plaisterers, plumbers, malons, glasiers, and painters work how to undertake each work, and at what price: the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journey-men, with the description of gunter's line, and coggeshall's sliding rule. The practical gauger made easy; the art of dialing, and how to erect and six dials, with instructions for dyeing, colouring, and making colours; some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which are added, the family's best companion; and a compendium of geography and astronomy. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accountant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1786- Books
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The young man's companion: or, Arithmetick made easie: With plain directions for a young man to attain to read and write true English, and short-hand. Likewise, easy rules for the measuring of board and timber, by the carpenter's plain-rule, and by fractions; with tables for such as have not learned arithmetick: and to compute the charge of building a house, or any part thereof. Also directions for measuring and plotting ... land, by Gunter's chain; and taking heights and distances by the quadrant, and triangle. The use of Gunter's line in measuring globes, bullets, walls, cones, spire-steeples, and barrels: with the art of dialling, and colouring w... within and without doors. Directions for dying stuffs: and the seven liberal arts explain'd. Together with a map of the globe of the earth and water, and Copernicus's description of the visible world. Also a map of England, and to know which are cities, and their distance from London. Choice monthly observations for gardening, planting, grafting, innoculating fruit-trees, and the best time to prune them; and the making wine of fruit: with experienced medicines for the poor. Inditing of letters to friends; and making bills, bonds, wills, and some other forms of law. Copies in verse, for a writing-school. Written by W. Mather, in a plain and easie stile, that a young man may attain the same without a tutor.
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1714- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. 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, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenter's Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and six any Dial; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Making on Linnen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellens Plaisters, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and a compleat treatise of farriery; Or, Good Advice to Gentlemen and Farmers; with a choice Collection of Remedies, very fit for all Farriers and Grooms. Also some useful Interest-Tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.XLVIII. [1748]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, ... To which is added the family's best companion; ... and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; ... By George Fisher ...
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1780- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. 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, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping, with a Description of the Product, Counties, and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenters plain and exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plummers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix any Dial; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion, with Instructions for Marking on Linnen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plaisters and Medicines, necessary in all Families. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The young man's companion: or, arithmetick made easy. Containing plain directions for a young man to attain to read and write true English; ... Written by W. Mather, ...
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1755- Books
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The young man's new universal companion; or, gentleman's pocket intelligencer. Containing, I The Principles of the English Language; Directions for Writing; Specimens of Letters; Forms of Address; and Rules for Penmanship. II Forms of Wills and Deeds; Notes, Receipts, Bills of Parcels and Book Debts, with many other Mercantile Matters, as Shipping, Invoices, and the Nature of Exports and Imports. III. Arithmetic in general; Vulgar and Decimal Fractions; Extraction of Roots, and their Uses; Duodecimals and their Application to Artificers' Works; Board and Timber Measure. IV. Chronology and Geometry, with some of their most useful Problems; Plain Trigonometry; the Geography of Maps; Navigation and Astronomy, including a full Account of the Georgium Sidus, or New Planet. Dialling, with the newly invented Pocket Card-Dial. The colouring of Dial-Boards, and preparing Colours for beautifying Maps, &c. V. The Mensuration of superficial and solid Bodies. Easy Methods of surveying Land-Cask Gauging. Information to Custom-House Officers. VI. Directions for Swimming. Recovery of Drowned Persons. To estimate the Value of Life and Leasehold Estates upon two or three Lives, &c. &c. By the late Mr. D. Fenning, Author of the Universal Spelling Book, Ready Reckoner, Young Man's Book of Knowledge, New Grammar of the English Tongue, &c. &c.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: 1800- Books
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The instructor, or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, 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, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales; with a list of fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenter's, joiner's, sawyer's, bricklayer's, plasterer's, plumber's, mason's, glasier's and painter's work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plaisters. and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy. Containing a brief description of the different parts of the Earth, and a survey of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]- Books
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The instructor; or, young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person without the help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures. Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties, and Market-Towns in England and Wales; and a List of the Fairs according to the New Style. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glaziers, and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding Rule. Likewise the Practical gauger made easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion; with Instructions how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plaisters, and Medicines necessary in all Families: and a compendium on the sciences of geography and astronomy; containing a brief Description, of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. Also some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: MDCCXCVIII, [1798]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier Way than any yet published; and how to qualify and Person for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties, and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenters Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix any Dial; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plaisters and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and also, a compleat treatise of farriery; Or, Good Advice to Gentlemen and Farmers; with a choice Collection of Remedies, very fit for all Farriers and Grooms. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.XL. [1740]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, in an easier way than any yet published; ... To which are added, the family's best companion; and a compendium of geography and astronomy; also, some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, ...
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: 1796- Books
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Lessons for youth, selected for the use of Ackworth, and other schools.
Date: M,DCC,XCV. [1795]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. 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, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Deseription of the Product. Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales. Together with the Carpenter's Plain and Exact Rule: Shewing how to measure Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with Gunter's Line, and Coggeshal's Description of the Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix any Dial; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, The Family's Best Companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linnen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plaisters, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: And also, A Compleat Treatise of Farriery; Or, Good Advice to Gentlemen and Farmers; with a choice Collection of Remedies, very si for all Farriers and Grooms. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Books
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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. 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, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indeatures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales. Together with the carpenter's plain and extract rule: shewing how to measure carpenter, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's description of the sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix any dial; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compleat treatise of farriery; or, Good advice to gentlemen and farmers; with a choice collection of remedies, very fit for all farriers and grooms. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]