The Writer's Desk Book / Being a Reference Volume upon Questions of Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling, Division of Words, Indention, Spacing, Italics, Abbreviations, Accents, Numerals, Faulty Diction, Letter Writing, Postal Regulations, Etc.

by William Dana Orcutt

III. Formal. — 1. In formal letters the place and date should be written at the end, on the left. {116}

THE ADDRESS

I. Business. — 1. The name and address of the addressee should be placed at the beginning of every business letter, on the left, immediately preceding the salutation. It should be in two or three lines, the indention being either blocked[14] or en échelon[14]: e.g.,

(blocked)

Messrs. Smith, Robinson & Co.

713 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pa.

or (en échelon)

Messrs. Smith, Robinson & Co.

Philadelphia, Pa.