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, with copies both in prose and verse ... Also merchant's 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 ... work ... Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialing, 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 linen; 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 the 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
Edition: The 14th ed., rev., and cor.
Publisher: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square
Published: 1770
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Handbooks, vade-mecums
Other titles: American instructor.; Young man's best companion.