American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-02
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Fiji b Street, Pittsburgh, Pa,
FOUNDER IN .1s4o
AND.
Incorporated by Legislative Charter.

!rlzg ONLY INSTITUTION
Of the kind IN THE UNION, condueraIicmotri
BUSINESS MAN. Our highest cofs byrpatet heps,,
Esse ana west pronoutce his system Of Bookkeeping
ness, and yet skilfuy Condensed that the attens
student masters the whole in six eight weeks It con
sists of
closed once with loss and twice with eanexb;blt
Ing by three different methods, the transfer Of old to
new books.
PARTNERSHIP hooks.
conducted by three different methods exbib,ting tbs
transfer Of old to books with tho introducton Of
new partner. And practically illustrating the
PRIVATE LEpGER,
y moon. ,hiel the results ~ the business are ken
"ni PIG eser huaks for the uso ~ the partners on
e Too . tee"u named elsewhere The settle
vi >y practical Illustrations. esabittiig the 6ooss re.
apeneiby pquhc Epny concise rule for rectifying
DERASGEB DoUBLRENTRY BOOKS,
with six specifications The gain loss found and the
books correctly reopened Theearner also exercsedin
OPENING BOOKS
from eight specifications including special condition. M
often met with In business Also serious exsrcisesin
CLOSING BOOKS,
from new and peculiar specifications The learner also
BUSINESS FORMS
Of Promissary Notes, Judgment Notes. Drafts. Orders
Bills Of Exchange, Accounts, Invoices &c. &c. Alss
series of
BUSINESS LETTERS.
which With the business FORMS are all connected with his
course Of bookkeeping, making It areguar Of
business practice, with course of twenty-five
LECTURES Upon NORTHUMBERLAND
by the Senior Principal explaining all the business mat
tiers recorded in the text. Also twelve
LECTURES ON BUSINESS sUBJfcTs
ow every y one may get rich How to get rich BY tra
tons The moral influence of integrity youth, &c-
COMMERCIAL LAW,
on Partnerships Contracts Insurance Common Carriers
the Statute of Limitations, &c Prsetca instructions In
COUNTERFEIT BANK NOTES,
by full set of genuine vgnettes and counters and
large collection of counterfeit notes.
OUR RAILROAD oK-KEEPIEG,
In manuscript exhibits the construction and sqnip-
men the operating receipts and the book.
closed and dividend recorded These books are mdyer
tlsed by others but not taught elsewhere in the city
PRIVATE BANK BOOKS.
Gn msuuscrptl embracing all the best forms in use
among private Bankers Our enlarged edition Of
STEAMBOAT BooK-KEErINa.
department students are instructed from the en-
larged edition of DUFFs Steamboat Book Keepinr ths
only complete work upon this branch Of the science
publ shed.
/ Our full course of business practice includes about
FIFTY BUSINESS BOOKS,
ruled to about THIRTY DIFFERENT FORMS. viz: II
Ledgers Day-books Journals. Bill-bouks 4 Cash.
Books Sales books, Invoice books, book
Checkregscr, Depositregstcr
Ticker, iand's-registeE frcght-book Passage
books fuebook These books practically record about
| SIX HUNDRED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, comprc-
/ edu ftnx In
troduced twenty-five years ago. How far others have
the business papers and books their pupils with those
| of the graduates of this institution.
| HARPERs ENLARGED EDITION OF
DUFF's BOOK KEEPING
Price s,75 Postage 90 eents Sold by booksellers gen.
| orally.
The following testimonial s indicate the character
"No other work upon bookkeeping explains the sub
iects with so much clearness and simplicity"
| Cashier Mechanics Gank, Wall st., NY
~ gives clear insight into all departments OF this
science" Al FRASER,
Cashier of Seventh Ward Bank, n. Y.
AS an extensive ship owner, American and European
merchant bank director, etc. he has born the reputation
| Of the higest order Of business taleutsn
| JOHN W. BURNHAM Merchant
! No. South st. New York
'Mr. Duh is Of qualifications for business
JOHN h. d. TAYLOR, Merchant,
Union ST.. New Orleans
vi. Dud is merchant OF the first respectabilitys
az graduated In Duf's College in half the time ex
pecied Tfs admirable system includes nothing surper
huous nor leaves out anything essential"
J. II. COMPTON
| Cashier Niagara Bank Lockport N v
at contains much matter important to the merchant
i President Manhattan Bank, NY
"The most complete work Of the kind | have ever
seen" JAMES p. MURRAY
President Exchange Bank, pittsbureh
"The most clear and comprehensive that hsve met
with" JOHN SNYDER.
Cashier Bank of PITTSBURGH
You have Your own long experience merchant to
good use in this work" RICHARD u IRWIN Merchant
"The favorable opinions already expressed by gentle
Of competent authority are well deserved and very
CHARLES NJ LEUpp,
LEOPOLD BIERwoRTH
ROBERT KELLY,
Special Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce N. v
Extract from the Minutesl
PROSPER NJ. wETNoRE, secrstary.
"Your Ccmmittes unanimously concur in the opinion
OF the utility Of the improved method Of Mr. Duff
Recording Secretary of the American Institute N Y
THE NEW ENGLAND EDITION OF DUFFs STEAM
BOAT BOOK KEEPING,
Just Published By the author. Price $500. Sold by
| Booksellers Generally. -
perfect system for koedlng such books and accounts.
Formerly Cashier Of the Merchants' Bank pitt.tar~
The Time Table alone Ia worth the price of the book
ID. d. HEBRON
Lste Clerk Of steamer Mount yernon
~ consider the legal form Of the Steam rs Protest m
valuable that never leave por without copy of the
eook Cd b'sfd. A. O. McCALLAM.
| Captain steamer Areola
1T tony work publishs Ofany value to fie Steamer
| tceou ltant.' j. r. j. ALLISON
Formerly Clerk Of the Steamer Fortune
Tie most perfect system Steamers Accounts in
/ @. q. FRIsBEE
Formerly Captain of steamer Nashville
On Wna. II. Duff's sPcnmanshiD.
Twelve First Premiums
for the best business and Ornamental Penmanabin
awarded our Present Penman by the United States Fsr
atCfnctnnatt IN 1860
| Pennsylvania State Fair at Wyoming 49,. . Ise0
Western Pennsylvania Fair at Pittsburgh Is6o
| Western Virginia Fair at Wheeling ......,, 1870
And the Ohio State Fair at Cleveland. ... 1887
AL of which exhibited at our offce
/ OUR TERMS.
Haue not been Advanced since the ssav, ieh2s other
| charge.
$50 for tuition SO and SIS extra for Penmsnship
Our tuition for grauating course, including ~.o m
business penmanship time unlimited Is y" y"
Blank books for which others charge IS Sf0) 30 o
Duns bookkeeping. (other texts cost 50 81 4si7
Wstherefore present the business student with the
IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES:
| LIST. wshaye the best pennan in the West.
/ Tha hest avsf ofa gbt uuAaz H.,