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 Verson 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, 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. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy

People / Organizations

• George Fisher accomptant (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawe H. Woodfall, J. Fuller, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, S. Crowder and Co. B. Law and Co. and C. Ware, M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]

Publication year

1763-1763

ESTC No.

T95727

Grub Street ID

315227

Description

xii,384p ; 12⁰

Note

Price from imprint: Price 2s. 6d. [and 4 others in London].Citation/references Alston, IV.372