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. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c
Publisher: Printed for John Boyle, and J. D. M. M'Dougall
Published: 1779
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Textbooks
Other titles: Young man's best companion.
Notes: 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, joiners, sawyers, brick-layers, plaisterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with Gunter's line, and coggeshal's description of the sliding rule.

Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialing, and how to erect and fix any dial; with instructions for dying and colouring, and making colours. To which is added, The poor planter's physician. With instructions for marking linnen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plaisters and medicines, necessary in all families.

A historical table of remarkable events from the creation of the world to the death of Julius Caesar. And a short abstract of the history of England Also, prudent advice to young tradesmen and dealers. The whole better adapted to these American states, than any other book of the kind. By George Fisher, accomptant.

Published also under title: The instructor.

Evans, C. American bibliography, 16524