| Show BOOK OF arithmetic supposed to have been by lac jesse greenwood of harvard in a decint article referring to the th death of col cot nicolas pike it wae was ats etal t ej ed that adiong the curiosities lit leaves it Is a tine elicit autograph leb let ter from ashIng ashington tou to hia his uncle arolan pike ime commending him an as tho author of thi first arithmetic published in n the baates sas a the philadelphia Il 11 crl ord hut but the author pike and a Geir gil washington tho the ont not ith standing illos book man not the first arithmetic published in this countr country y writes artina martin of the knitel baates saive olliee arithmetic wae mai at mass in aa 1788 arithmetic was man rep at boston mats 1719 hut but that book ys not by an nit merican author an arit hnit tie was published at bos ton mass 1729 anonymously anon piously but suppo d to bo be b anu and I 1 Is accredited to isaac a hanard sor which I 1 lit I 1 elle td to III bo be the first arithmetic by an li merican author published in the united state states it antedate antedates ill e alti fiig nine year years several arithmetic by foreign ail au thors nere were reprinted here before the appearance of pikes scholarly arh corli the louchs lout lie assistant Alel Aisi stant by alexander McDon pId VM as published at norwich con co n in 1785 three eara earn before elkoe is book We mentar principles of arithmetic by thomas aas as pub at philadelphia in the same cir aa as pikes pike a book |
