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. The whole better adapted to these American colonies, than any other book of the like kind.
By: By George Fisher, accomptant.
Contributors: Slack, Ann Fisher, 1719-1778.; Vale, ed.; Fruere, ed.
Edition: The twelfth edition, revised and corrected.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 8736.
Publisher: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, bookseller, at the Bible and Crown in Hanover-Square
Published: 1760
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Business mathematics.; Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
Notes: Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.

Signatures: [A]℗£℗ø B-Q℗£℗ø.

Evans 8736.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 8736)