Yourobedie
Yoursverytruly,
Yourswithrespect,
JamesWilson。
Don'tsayyouhavethehohingoraskhimtobelieveanything,allyouwanttotellhimisthatyouhaveahouseforsaleandthatyouaresincere,orholdhimiasaprospectiveer。
Don'tabbreviatethesignatureas:Y'rsResp'flyandalwaysmakeyoursexobvious。>
Yourstruly,
JohnField
andhatthepersontowhomyousenditmaynottakeyouforJaneField。
Itisalwaysbesttowritethefirstnameinfull。MarriedwomenshouldprefixMrs。totheirnames,as
Verysincerelyyours,
Mrs。Theodore>
Ifyaletteraolimentorsomekindnessdoneyoumaysay,Yratefully,ratefully,inproportioofkindnessreceived。
Itisnotarytosigersofdegreesortitlesafteryouryouarealord,earlordukeandonlyknowle,butaswehavenosuchtitlesiisuthismatterintosideration。Don'tsignyourself,
Sincerelyyours,
ObadiahJa。A。orL。L。D。
Ifyou'reanM。A。oranL。L。D。peoplegenerallyknowitwithyourow。Manypeople,andespecially,arefondofflauheirheyhavereoriscausa,thatis,degreesasamarkofhonor,withoutexamination。Suchdegreesshouldbekeptinthebaanyadeadheadhasthesedegreeswhichheeverhaveearnedbybrainwork。
Marriedwomenwhosehusbandsarealivemaysignthehusband'sheprefixMrs:thus,
Yourssincerely,
Mrs。WilliamSouthey。
butwhenthehusbahesignatureshouldbe—
Yourssincerely,
Mrs。SarahSouthey。
Sowheterfromawomaotellwhethershehasahusbandlivingorisaomaedfromherhusbandbutnotadivorceeshouldnotsignhisname。