The instructor: or, American 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 deeds ... releases, &c. Also, merchants accounts, and a short and easy method of shop and bookkeeping ... Together with the method of measuring carpenters ... and painters work ... Likewise, the practical gauger, made easy .. and some genera observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion ... and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy ... Also, several very useful tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
| Author/creator | Fisher, George |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Printed at Walpole, Newhampshire : By Isaiah Thomas and David Carlisle, for said Thomas, in Worcester, Massachusetts; said Thomas, and Andrews, D. West and E. Larkin, Jun. in Boston, MDCCXCIV. [1794] |
| Description | xii, 1 unnumbered page, 14-384 pages, 4, 2 unnumbered pagesleaves of plates (1folded) : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778 author. |
| Other author/creator | Fisher, A. (Anne), 1719?-1778. |
| Other author/creator | Carlisle, David, 1771-1835, printer. |
| Other author/creator | Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831 printer. |
| Other author/creator | Andrews, Ebenezer Turrell, 1766-1851, bookseller. |
| Other author/creator | West, David, 1765-1810, bookseller. |
| Other author/creator | Larkin, Ebenezer, 1769?-1813 bookseller. |
| Uniform title | Instructor |
| General note | Erroneously attributed to Ann Fisher Slack in Halkett & Laing. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | Evans, 27706 |
| References | Alston, IV.403 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W23165. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |