The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing and arithmetic, 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 merchant's 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 ... 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 adpated to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. By George Fisher, accomptant.

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  • The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing and arithmetic, 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 merchant's 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 ... 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 adpated to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind. By George Fisher, accomptant.
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Imprint
New-York: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square, M,DCC,LXX. [1770]
Publication year
1770-1770
ESTC No.
W11566
Grub Street ID
320771
Description
[2],v,[1],390p., [1]folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 12⁰
Note
Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.

Bookseller's advertisement, p. 390.
Uncontrolled note
Signatures: pi1 A-Q?? R? (pi1 recto blank; D3, D5, O5 missigned D4, D3, O4)