The American 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 ... 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

The American 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 ... 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.

Author/creator	Fisher, George (Accomptant)
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	The ninth edition revised and corrected.
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, in Market-Street, 1748.
Description	v, 1 unnumbered page, 378 pages, 5 unnumbered pagesleaves of plates (1folded) : illustrations ; 12⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subject(s)	Business mathematics. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.

Other author/creator	Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778, author.
Other author/creator	Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778.
Other author/creator	Vale, editor.
Other author/creator	Fruere, editor.
Other author/creator	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 printer.
Other author/creator	Hall, David, 1714-1772 printer.
Uniform title	Instructor
General note	Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.
General note	American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.
General note	Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
References	Evans, 6238
References	Alston, IV.364
References	Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1062
References	Miller, C.W. Franklin, 439
References	Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 31
References	English Short Title Catalog, W11564.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/form	Textbooks.

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