THE

LETTER WRITER:

CONTAINING

A GREAT VARIETY OF LETTERS

ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:

RELATIONSHIP-BUSINESS-LOVE, COURTSHIP, AND
MARRIAGE-FRIENDSHIP, AND MISCELLA-
NEOUS LETTERS:

SELECTED FROM JUDICIOUS AND EMINENT WRITERS.

The art of writing well consists in putting proper words in
proper places.

Dean Swift.

CHARLESTOWN-G. DAVIDSON.

1827.

PART I.-RELATIONSHIP.

1 From a young lad at a boarding-school in the country to his

brother, an apprentice in New-York

2 The Brother's answer

3 From a young Miss to her Parents

5

4 From the same to her Parents on another occasion

From a young Miss to her Brother in the country

6

Answer to the preceding

7

From a Brother to a Sister in the country, upbraiding her

for being negligent in writing

8

9

From the Daughter to the Mother in excuse for her neglect ib

From a Father to his Son at school

From an elder to a younger Brother at school

12

From an Apprentice to his Father in praise of his Master

and family.

13

14

From a Lad to his Mother during his Apprenticeship

From a Young Lady to her Mother

15

16

17

18

From a Young Man to his Father, desiring him to inter-

cede with his Master to take him again into his service

The Father's answer

The Father's letter to the Master

The Master's Answer

19

From a Mother in town, to a Daughter at school in the

country, recommending the practice of Virtue

20

The Answer

21

22

From an Officer in the navy to his Son at school

The Son's Answer

23

From a Young Gentleman, clerk to a merchant in town, to

his father in the country, soliciting pocket money

24 The Father's Answer

25

26

From a young Tradesman, lately entered into business, to

his father, asking his consent to marry-

The Father's Answer

27

From a Young Woman just gone to service in New-York,
to her Mother in the country

34

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