3. It is frequently the habit, on receiving a letter, to destroy the envelope. Sometimes, after the envelope is destroyed, the letter is lost. If there is an inside address, the letter, if found, can be returned.
Punctuation.—A comma should be placed after the name of the person and of the city. A period should be placed at the end.
REMARKS.
1. By placing to before the address, it will be seen that a period is required at its close, just as a period is required at the end of the address on the envelope; as, To William K. Bixby, Houston, Texas.
2. Some writers place a colon after the name of the state, but the practice is not a correct one. A semicolon should never be used.
Large Cities. When the person to whom the letter is written, lives in a large city, the number and name of the street should be given, as on the outside address; as,—
A. S. Barnes & Co.,
34 and 36 Madison St., Chicago.
REMARK.
If three lines are necessary, the title and name should be on the first line, the number and street on the second, the city and state on the third.