The American instructor: or, Young man's best companion. 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 ... 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 ... 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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, George, accomptant 20384

Contributor:

Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778

Standardized Title:

Instructor

Language:

English

Physical Description:

v,384,[2]p., [6]leaves of plates: : ill. ; 12°.

Edition:

The tenth edition, revised and corrected.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, in Market-Street, 1753.

Notes:

Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing.

Booksellers' advertisement, p. [385-386].

Local Notes:

Library copy: ?adv.

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 7120; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1298; Miller, C.W. Franklin, 568; Alston IV.366