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| 586 State St., |
| Chicago, Ill. |
| July 20,1905. |
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| Mrs. Charles H. McNett, |
| 2345 Franklin St., |
| Denver, Colorado. |
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| Dear Madam:—Your card of July 9th is at hand. We |
| beg to say that we sent you the books by express, |
| prepaid, July 9th, and they have probably reached |
| you by this time. If you have not received them, |
| please notify us, and we will send a tracer after |
| them. |
| Very truly yours, |
| Brown and Sherman. |
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| Elgin High School, |
| Elgin, Ill. |
| Sept. 4, 1905. |
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| Miss Ella B. Walker, |
| Herkimer, New York. |
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| My dear Miss Walker: |
| I am very sorry to have to trouble you, |
| but I am desirous of obtaining some information |
| concerning the High School Library. Will you kindly |
| let me know whether the card catalogue was kept up |
| to date prior to your departure and also whether the |
| accession book was in use up to that time? |
| I shall be greatly indebted to you if you will |
| give me this information. |
| Very sincerely yours, |
| Edward J. Taylor. |
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EXERCISE
Write at least three of the following suggested letters, paying attention to the rules for writing business letters:—
1. Write to a dry goods firm, asking them to send you one of their
catalogues.
2. Write to the manager of a football team of some town near yours,
proposing a game.
3. Write the reply.
4. In reply to an advertisement, write an application for the position of clerk or bookkeeper.
5. Write to the publishers of some magazine, asking them to change your address from 27 K Street, Toledo, Ohio, to 2011 Prospect Avenue, Beatrice, Nebraska.
6. Suppose yourself doing postgraduate work in your high school. Write to the president of some college, asking him concerning advanced credit.