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

or (en échelon)

Messrs. Smith, Robinson & Co.

713 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, Pa.

II. Informal. — 1. The same latitude is allowed here as in the matter of the date. It is customary, however, to omit the address in informal or friendly correspondence.

III. Formal. — 1. The address is always placed at the end in formal letters, on the left, below the place and date. Its ar­range­ment may be blocked[15] or en échelon,[15] but this should be the same ar­range­ment as that adopted for the place and the address.

2. In making reply to formal invitations, the address of the addressee is omitted.

[14] See page [56.]

[15] See page [56.]

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