AND PLAIN SYSTEM OF ARITHMETIC, CONTAINING THE SEVERAL RULES OF THAT USEFUL SCIENCE, Concisely Defined, and Greatly Simplified, THE WHOLE, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE EASY AND REGULAR INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH AND TO THE TRADE AND COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. BY ELIJAH H. HENDRICK. RICHMOND: PRINTED BY LYNCH & DAVIS, 1810. District of Virginia, to wit: SEAL. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the first day of May, in the thirty-fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America, Elijah H. Hendrick, of the faid district, *<>>>> hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: "A New and Plain System of Arithmetic, containing the several rules of that useful science, concisely defined, and greatly simplified ; the whole particularly adapted to the eafy and regular inftruction of youth, and to the trade and commerce of the United States by Elijah H. Hen«drick. In conformity to the act of the congrefs of the United States, entituled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by fecuring the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of fuch copies, "during the times therein mentioned;" and alio to An Act, entituled, "An Act, fupplementary to an Act, entituled, An Act for the encourage"ment of learning, by fecuring the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, "to the authors and proprietors of fuch copies, during the times therein " mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of defigning, en"graving and etching historical and other prints." William Marshall, Clerk of the District of Virginia, THE Compiler of this volume is not fond of elaborate prefaces; he claims no distinguished merit; and, therefore, briefly states, that he has had recourse to various authors on the subject, to whom he acknowledges himself indebted for a considerable portion of this system having taken the liberty of extracting such parts as were applicable to his purpose, and of abridging or enlarging as he thought necessary. To unite as much as possible their several advantages, with a number of recent calculations made in money of the United States ; to express the different rules with precision in plain language; to point out a number of short and easy methods of contraction; to elucidate every rule, by performing at length, from one to three examples; to give a competent number of suitable questions; and particularly to adapt the work to the easy and regular instruction of youth, and to the trade and commerce of the United States, has been his great aim. ANY friendly communication which may tend to improve this edition will be thankfully received by the author, who is conscious of benevolent designs, whatever may be the success of his undertakings. Buckingham County, Virginia, May 1, 1810. SIGNS 2 into, with, or multiplied by, as, 6 X 2 = 12 by, (i. e. divided by) as, 6-2 = 3, or, 2)6(3 proportionality, as, 2:4 :: 6 12 2 Fourth Root, as, V 64 = 8 = 2 A Vinculum, denoting the feveral quantities over which it is drawn, to be considered jointly as a simple quantity. |