| Sept. 19, 1905. | | My dear Miss Russ, | | Since I have been Miss Clark’s assistant, etc. | | |

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|                                    April 19, 1905.   |
|  The American Book Company,                          |
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|    Dear Sirs:--Please send me by express two copies  |
|  of Halleck’s English Literature, etc.               |
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+98.  Conclusion of a Letter.+—­The conclusion of a letter includes what is termed the complimentary close and the signature.  Certain forms have been agreed upon, which should be closely followed.

Our choice of a complimentary close, like that of a salutation, depends upon the relations existing between us and those to whom we are writing.  Such forms as Your loving daughter, With love, Ever your friend, Your affectionate mother, should be used only when intimate relations exist between correspondents.  In letters where existing relations are not so intimate and in some kinds of business letters the forms Sincerely yours, Yours very sincerely, may be used appropriately.  The most common forms in business letters are Yours truly and Very truly yours.  The forms Respectfully yours, or Yours very respectfully, should be used only when there is occasion for some special respect, as in writing to a person of high rank or position.

The complimentary close should be written one line below the last line of the main part of the letter, and toward the right-hand side of the page.  Its first word should commence with a capital, and a comma should be placed at its close.

The signature properly belongs below and a little to the right of the complimentary close.  Except in cases of familiar relationship, the name should be signed in full.  It is difficult to determine the spelling of unfamiliar proper names if they are carelessly written.  It is therefore important in writing to strangers that the signature should be made plainly legible in order that they may know how to address the writer in their reply.  A lady should make it plain whether she is to be addressed as Miss or Mrs. This can be done either by placing the title Miss or Mrs. in parentheses before the name, or by writing the whole address below and to the left of the signature.  Boys and men may often avoid confusion by signing their first name instead of using only initials.