The American instructor, or, Young man's best companion
Subtitle: 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, with copies both in prose and verse ... Also merchants accompts ... with a description of the several American colonies. Together with the carpenter's plain and exact rule, shewing how to measure carpenters, joyners, sawyers, bricklayers, plaisterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers and painters work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy, the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix any dial, with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours. To which is added, The poor planter's physician. With instructions for marking on linnen, how to pickle and preserve, to make divers sorts of wine and many excellent plaisters and medicines, necessary in all families. And also, prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind
By: by George Fisher, accomptant.
Contributors: Fisher, A. 1719?-1778.; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.; Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.; Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress); Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The tenth edition, revised and corrected.
Publisher: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall ...
Published: 1753
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
Subjects: Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.; Business mathematics -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: American instructor; Young man's best companion
Notes: Evans 7120
Miller, C.W.  Franklin, 568
Signatures: A-2I⁶ 2K⁴.
Evans erroneously attributes this to Mrs. Slack. Cf. Evans.
Publisher's advertisement of books for sale by Franklin and Hall on [2] p. at end.
LC copy imperfect: p. 163-186 and p. 365-366 wanting; 1 leaf of plates wanting.