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 bookkeeping ... Together with the 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.

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  • 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 bookkeeping ... Together with the 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.
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Imprint
Printed at Walpole, Newhampshire: by Isaiah Thomas and David Carlisle, for said Thomas, in Worcester, Massachusetts; said Thomas, and Andrews, D. West and E. Larkin, Jun. in Boston, MDCCXCIV. [1794]
Publication year
1794-1794
ESTC No.
W23165
Grub Street ID
333054
Description
xii,[1],14-384p., 4,[2]leaves of plates (1folded) : ill. ; 12⁰
Note
Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.
Uncontrolled note
Signatures: A-U? W? X-2H?