The instructor: or, American 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 ... How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of deeds ... releases, &c. Also, merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping ... Together with a method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise, the practical gauger, made easy ... and some genera observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion ... And a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy ... Also, several very useful tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
- Fisher, George, accomptant.
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- MDCCLXXXV. [1785] (Price bound 6s)
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Publication/Creation
Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts : by Isaiah Thomas, for I. Thomas, in Worcester; J. Boyle, E. Battelle, W. Green, B. Larkin, and J. Condy, in Boston, MDCCLXXXV. [1785] (Price bound 6s)
Physical description
xii, [1], 14-384 p., 4, [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 120.
Edition
The thirtieth edition, revised, corrected, enlarged and improved.
References note
ESTC W20542
Evans, 19244
Alston, IV.390
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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