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['] ... and painters['] 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.