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' accompts, and a short and easy method of 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', Sawers', Brick - layers', Plusterers', 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. The Practical Gauger made easy; the art of dialing, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making col

People / Organizations

• George Fisher accomptant (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for the booksellers, M,DCC,XCII. [1792]

Publication year

1792-1792

ESTC No.

T75744

Grub Street ID

298370

Description

xii,404p.,plate ; 8⁰