THE

New Universal Letter-Writer;

ов,

COMPLETE ART OF POLITE CORRESPONDENCE.

CONTAINING

A COURSE OF INTERESTING LETTERS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT,
INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING SUBJECTS.

TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED

AN ESSAY ON LETTER-WRITING,

AND A SET OF

Complimental Cards,

SUITED TO OCCASIONS ON WHICH AN EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF
POLITENESS SHOULD BE OBSERVED.

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.

1867.

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1866, by

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Easter District of Pennsylvania.

CONTENTS.

ESSAY ON LETTER-WRITING.

Importance of Epistolary Writing

Nature of Letter-Writing..

Conciseness or Prolixity of Style.

Propriety of Expressions

Letters of Compliment, Inquiry, and Congratulation.

Letters of Recommendation.

Letters of Business

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STYLE OF ADDRESS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

CARDS OF COMPLIMENT

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PART I.

LETTERS ON BUSINESS.

Letter to a young Trader, generally in a hurry of Business, advis

ing Method as well as Diligence

From a Father to a Son, on negligence in his affairs

The Son's grateful Answer..

Recommending a Man Servant

The Answer.

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An urgent Demand of Payment

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The Answer..

From a young Person in trade to a wholesale Dealer, who had sud-

denly made a demand on him ...

From a Tradesman to a Correspondent, requesting the payment of 45

a sum of Money

The Answer....

From a young Person just out of his Apprenticeship, to a Relation,

requesting the loan of a sum of Money.

From a Young Man who had an opportunity to set up in business,
but destitute of Money, to a Gentleman of reputed benevolence.

The Gentleman's Answer..........

To an Acquaintance, to borrow a sum of Money for a little time.. 48

An Answer to the foregoing....

From a Tradesman in distressed circumstances, desiring a letter of

License.

From an Insolvent Debtor, to his principal Creditor, requesting the

acceptance of a Composition

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The Answer