THE

LETTER WRITER:

CONTAINING

A GREAT VARIETY OF LETTERS

ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS;

RELATIONSHIP-BUSINESS-LOVE, COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE-FRIENDSHIP, AND MISCELLANEOUS 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.

Let.

Introduction

CONTENTS.

Page.

ix

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

4 From the same to her Parents on another occasion

13

6

5 From a young Miss to her Brother in the country

Answer to the preceding

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

for being negligent in writing

9

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

From a Father to his Son at school

10 From a Youth at school to his Father

11 From an elder to a younger Brother at school

12 From an Apprentice to his Father in praise of his Master

and family.

13 From a Lad to his Mother during his Apprenticeship

14 From a Young Lady to her Mother

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

cede with his Master to take him again into his service

16 The Father's answer

17 The Father's letter to the Master

20 The Answer

21 From an Officer in the navy to his Son at school

22 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 From a young Tradesman, lately entered into business, to

his father, asking his consent to marry

26 The Father's Answer

27 From a Young Woman just gone to service in New-York,

to her Mother in the country

18 The Master's Answer

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

country, recommending the practice of Virtue