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Thomas Tradesman's letter to the freemen of Dublin.
Tradesman, Thomas.Date: Printed in the year 1761- Books
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An address to the fourteen incorporations of Edinburgh. By a Tradesman.
Tradesman.Date: 1777]- Books
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A letter to the gentry, Shop-Keepers, and Others, voters of the city of Chichester, by An Old Tradesman.
Old tradesman.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The apprentice turned master; or, the second part of the two shoemakers. Shewing How James Stock from a Parish Apprentice became a creditable Tradesman.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1796]- Books
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An epistle to the fair-sex on the subject of drinking. In which the particular consequences of this most prevailing custom are fully and fairly exposed in the following characters, viz. In a young woman of quality. A gentleman's daughter. The daughter of a rich tradesman Of a middling Tradesman. Of a common Tradesman. A House-Keeper. A Lady's-Woman. A common Servant A married Lady of Quality. A Gentleman's Lady. The Wife of a Clergyman. Of an eminent Tradesman. Of a middling Tradesman. Of a common Tradesman. Of a Captain. A Wife engaged in separate business. A Wife keeping a Public House. In Nurses of all kinds. In a Widow Lady of Quality. Lest in narrow Circumstances. Left to carry on Business. Of a Clergyman or Officer. The Whole intended To Reclaim Such as have inadvertently fallen into this pernicious Practice; and to Prevent Others from being corrupted by their Examples.
Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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The universal measurer, and mechanic. In three parts. A Work equally useful to the Gentleman, Tradesman, and Mechanic. With eleven neat copper-plates. By A. Fletcher philomath.
Fletcher, A. (Abraham), 1714-1793.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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The universal measurer, and mechanic. In three parts. A Work equally useful to the Gentleman, Tradesman, and Mechanic. With eleven neat copper-plates. The second edition. By A. Fletcher philomath.
Fletcher, A. (Abraham), 1714-1793.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The way to be wise and wealthy; Recommended to All. Apply'd more particularly, and accommodated to the several Conditions and Circumstances of The Gentleman, The Scholar, The Soldier, The Tradesman, The Sailor, The Artificer, The Husbandman. By a merchant.
Merchant.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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Observations on the late popular measures, offered to the serious consideration of the sober inhabitants of Pennsylvania, by a tradesman of Philadelphia.
Drinker, John, 1733-1800.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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The compleat English tradesman. Volume II. In two parts. Part I. Directed chiefly to the more experienc'd tradesmen; with Cautions and Advices to them after they are thriven, and suppos'd to be grown rich, viz. I. Against running out of their Business into needless Projects and dangerous Adventures, no Tradesman being above Disaster. II. Against oppressing one another by Engrossing, Underselling, Combinations in Trade, &c. III. Advices, that when he leaves off his Business, he should part Friends with the World; the great Advantages of it; with a Word of the scandalous Character of a Purse-Proud Tradesman. IV. Against being litigious and vexatious, and apt to go to Law for Trifles; with some Reasons why Tradesmens Differences should, if possible, be all ended by Arbitration. Part II. Being useful generals in trade, describing the Principles and Foundation of the Home Trade of Great Britain; with Large Tables of our Manufactures, Calculations of the Product, Shipping, Carriage of Goods by Land, Importation from abroad, Consumption at home, &c. by all which the infinite Number of our Tradesmen are employ'd, and the General Wealth of the Nation rais'd and increas'd. The Whole Calculated for the Use of all our Inland Tradesmen, as well in the City as in the Country.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]- Books
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The complete English tradesman: directing him in the several parts and progressions of trade. In two volumes. ... In Familiar Letters, Treating of the several Points necessary to be known by the Younger Tradesman, as well in his Apprenticeship, as on his first Entring upon Business; with regard to Diligence, Over-Trading, Expensive Living, Too-Early Marrying, Diversions, Credit, Partnerships, Compounding, Trading-Frauds, Punctuality, and many other material Subjects. With a Supplement; containing farther Useful Instructions to a Tradesman, and brief and plain Specimens of Book-Keeping, &c. ... In Two Parts: Containing, I. Needful Instructions to the More-Experienc'd Tradesman; with regard to Projects, Engrossing, Underselling, Combinations, Leaving off Business, Litigiousness, &c. II. Useful Generals in Trade, describing the Principles and Foundations of the Home-Trade of Great Britain, with large Tables of the British Manufactures, Product, Shipping, Land-Carriage, Importation, Home-Consumption, &c. The whole calculated for the use of all our inland tradesmen, as well in the city as in the country.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1727]-32- Books
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The nature of contracts consider'd, as they Relate to the Third and Fourth Subscriptions, taken in by the South Sea Company. In a Letter to a Friend. With a postscript, concerning the Meeting at Salters-Hall, the 18th instant. By a Tradesman of the City, whose Name is not to be found in any of the Subscriptions.
Tradesman of the City.Date: [1720]- Books
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Light out of darkness: or, a dialogue between Mr. Currie and a country-man. Being a direct reply to an answer to a Cry from the dead, appended to Mr. Currie's Vindication; and A significant Reply to Mr. Currie's Essay on Separation, and Vindication itself. Currie, a Minister of the Church of Scotland. Country-Man, a private Tradesman.
Date: M.DCC.XLI. [1741]- Books
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A complete system of practical arithmetic, with various branches in the mathematics. The Second Edition. By William Taylor, Teacher of the Mathematics, and Land Surveyor, author of a collection of tables for the use of His Majesty's officers or excise; the Arithmetician's guide; key to the Arithmetician's guide; the Measurer's Assistant; the Tradesman's correct ready reckoner; a treatise of Chronology; correct tables of discount, &c. &c.
Taylor, William, teacher of the mathematics.Date: 1800- Books
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To prevent crimes is both justice and mercy. To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen, the Common Council, of the City of London, and to every Magistrate, Merchant, Tradesman, and Family in Great Britain, is most respectfully address'd, permanent marking ink, to write on linen, cotton, and silk, &c. with a pen. Made by W. Naylor, colour-Maker to His Majesty.
Naylor, W., ink-maker.Date: 1785?]- Books
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The gentleman's companion, and Tradesman's Delight. Containing, the mystery of dying in all its branches. The manner of preparing colours. The Method of cleaning and taking out Stains from Silks, Woollen, or Linnen. To clean Gold or Silver Lace, and Plate. To prepare a Cement for China, or Glass. The art of drawing, Limning, Painting, Etching, Engraving, Carving, Gilding, Enamelling, and Refreshing Pictures. Likewise the quality of natural and artificial metals. How to harden or soften them. The Art of soldering, burnishing, and gilding Metals. To make all Sorts of Ink To prepare Gold and Silver for Writing. To make Sealing-Wax, or Wafers. To know the Purity of Gold or Silver, and detect counterfeit Coins. The great Mr. Boyle's method of writing in such a manner as cannot be discovered without the help of fire, water, &c. To take Blots out of Paper. The Art of dressing, cleaning, and perfuming Gloves and Ribbons; and washing all Sorts of Lace. Also the method of curing and preserving English wines in the best Manner. And some excellent Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery. With many other useful Things never before printed.
Date: 1735- Books
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The Gentleman's companion: or, Tradesman's delight. Containing, the mystery of dying in all its branches. The manner of preparing colours. The method of cleaning and taking out stains from silks woollen or linnen. To clean gold or silver lace, and plate. To prepare a cement for china, or glass. The art of drawing, limning, painting, etching, engraving, carving, gilding, enamelling, and refreshing pictures. Likewise the quality of natural and artifical metals. How to harden or soften them. The art of soldering, burnishing and guilding metals. To make all sorts of ink. To prepare gold and silver for writing. To make sealing wax, or wafers. To know the purity of gold or silver, and detect counterfeit coins. The great Mr. Boyle's method of writing in such a manner as cannot be discovered without the help of fire, water, &c. to take blott out of paper. The art of dressing, cleaning and perfuming gloves and ribbons; and washing all sorts of lace. To which is added, the method of curing and preserving all sorts of wines in the best manner, also, some excellent receipts in cookery, physick, and surgery. Observations on silk worms, with directions how to manage and keep them to advantage. With many other useful things never before printed.
Date: 1735- Books
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Joyful news for apprentices: or, the cupboard-door broke open. A very pleasant and comical dialogue between Mr. Freeman, a generous Tradesman, and his pinch-gut wife, Mrs. Stingy, who always lock'd the Victuals from her Servants, till her Husband caused the Lock to be knock'd off the Cupboard-Door, bequeathed all therein to the sole Use and Management of his Apprentices. Licensed and entered according to order.
Date: 1770?]- Books
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The parent's and guardian's directory, and the youth's guide, in the choice of a profession or trade. Containing I. An Essay on the Education of the Tradesman and Mechanic. II. The Qualifications necessary for those designed for the Three Learned Professions. III. An Account of the several Trades and Mechanic Arts, digested in alphabetical Order: In which the Businesses omitted by other Authors are here inserted; the Qualifications necessary for each Trade are explained; the Sums given with Apprentices; the Wages of Journeymen; and the Sums required to set up Masters, are exhibited. IV. Advice to an Apprentice on his Behaviour while subject to his Master. By Joseph Collyer, Esq;
Collyer, Joseph, -1776.Date: 1761- Books
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For the good of the publick. A True Method, shewing All Ranks and Degrees of Men, How to purchase an Estate, Or make Provision for Posterity, out of idle Expences: and How a Gentleman may advance the Fortune of his Children, without impairing his Estate; and how a Tradesman may do the like for his, and never miss it out of his Stock; and how that None can be so poor, but that they may be Purchasers. Also Ways and Means discovered to enlarge Trade and Commerce, and the Improvement of Navigation, and the Advancement of the King's Revenues, plentifully supplying the poor; and for the common Good of all Merchants and Traders, either by Sea or Land. Recommended to all Cities and Corporations in Great Britain and Ireland. By John Middleton, Esq;
Middleton, John, active 17th century-18th century.Date: [1720?]- Books
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A plan for the consideration of Parliament; with most necessary instructions for the trading part of the community, against the various frauds daily committing by that pernicious set of men called swindlers. In this Tract is contained not only the certain means of detecting the Sharper and Swindler, but of totally preventing their very Existence. The following Sheets demand the Attention of every Tradesman; as in them is clearly pointed out the utter impossibility of the Swindler's disposing of the Goods he obtains by Fraud and Imposition. The Hints for extirpating so baneful a Race from Society, are recommended to the serious perusal of every Member of the British Senate. By a gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn.
Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Hymns, and acrostic poems, on various subjects. By a tradesman in Norfolk.
Tradesman in Norfolk.Date: 1770