Why does the salutation end with a colon?
Why does the courteous close end with a comma?
The Arrangement
In the following, notice the spacing. If the heading is short, it is put on one line; as,
| Heading | Hilliard, Fla., June 30, 1914. |
| Introduction | Mr. Thomas Barrett, |
| Boston, Mass. | |
| Salutation | Dear Sir: |
| Body | .................................................. |
| ................................................................ | |
| ................................. | |
| Courteous close | Yours truly, |
| Signature | Samuel Garth |
If the heading is long, arrange it in one of the following ways:
1
334 Lexington Ave., Chicago,
May 19, 1915.
2