REMARKS.
1. Great care should always be taken to give in the heading, not only the city, but also the state. If the letter should be sent to the Dead Letter Office, the heading will properly indicate the place to which the letter is to be returned.
2. The heading indicates to the person who receives the letter where an answer is to be sent.
3. Sometimes the day of the week is given; as, Adrian, Monday, Nov. 5, 1877.
Punctuation.—A comma should be placed after the city, state, and date. A period should be placed at the end. If a word is abbreviated, a period should be used to indicate the abbreviation, and a comma should also be used, if the word written out in full would require a comma; as,—
- Adrian, Michigan, November 6, 1877.
- Adrian, Mich., Nov. 6, 1877.
REMARKS.
1. Some writers thoughtlessly place a comma between the name of the month and the day of the month; as, November, 6, or Nov., 6. The 6 forms an essential part of the month, and should not be separated from it by a punctuation mark.
2. It is better to omit st, th, or d after the number indicating the day of the month. It certainly looks neater to write the date without the marks and dots that sometimes disfigure the heading of letters.
3. Some prefer to place the number before the name of the month; as, Adrian, Mich., 6 Nov., 1877. This, however, is not the usual practice.