The American instructor, or, Young man's best companion
Subtitle: 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 merchants' 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, shewing how to measure carpenters ... and painter's work ... : likewise the practical gauger made easy ... : to which is added, the poor planter's physician ... and also prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers ...
By: by George Fisher, accomptant.
Edition: The twelfth edition, revised and corrected.
Publisher: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, bookseller ...
Published: 1760
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.; Business mathematics -- Early works to 1800.
Other titles: American instructor; Young man's best companion
Notes: Evans 8736
Erroneously attributed to Mrs. Slack (i.e. Ann Fisher Slack) who wrote under the name of A. Fisher. Cf. BM; Evans; Halkett & Laing; L.C. Karpinski. The elusive George Fisher. 1935.
Published also under title: The instructor, or, Young man's best companion.
Signatures: [A]¹² B-Q¹².
LC copy imperfect: folded leaf of plates wanting.