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 indenture ... 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 ... 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 George Fisher, accomptant
Contributors: Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778
Edition: The fifteenth edition, revised and corrected.
Publisher: Printed and sold by John Dunlap, at the newest printing-office, in Market-Street
Published: 1770
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Work titles: Instructor
Notes: Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

American editors' preface signed: Vale & Fruere.

A re-issue, with cancelled title page, of the fourteenth edition, "Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square, M,DCC,LXX." Gaine's advertisement on p. 390 is retained.

Evans 11859; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2528; Alston IV.379.

English short title catalogue, W11567.