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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 intercede with
his master to take him again into his service
16 The father's answer
17 The father's letter to the master
18 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 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
PART I.-RELATIONSHIP.
1. From a young lad at a boarding school in the cc antry 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
5 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 be ing negligent in writing
8 From the daughter to the mother in excuse for her neglect
9 From a father to his son at school
27 From a young woman just gone to service in New-York, to her
mother in the country
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28 The mother's answer
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29 From an uncle to his nephew, an apprentice, on his keeping cad
company, bad hours, &c.
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30 An uncle in answer to his nephew's complaining of hardship in
his apprenticeship
81 From a mother to her son on the same subject
32 From a father to a son on his negligence in his affairs
83 The son's grateful answer
Let.
34 From an aged lady in th
cautioning her against
a bad character
35 The young lady's answer
36 From a sailor at New-York, to his wife in Albany
37 From a young woman, a servant in New-York, to her parents,
desiring their consent to marry
38 The parent's answer
39 From a father to a daughter, in dislike of her intentions to mar-
ry at too early an age
40 From an elder to a younger brother, cautioning him in the
choice of a wife
41
42 The father's answer
From a daughter to her father, pleading for her sister, who nad
married without his consent
43 From an uncle to his nephew, on the pernicious habit of drink-
ing to excess
44 From a younger to an older brother
15 From a merchant's widow to a lady, a distant relation, in be- half of her two orphans
16 The lady's answer
47 From an indulgent father to a profligate son
48 From a daughter to a father, wherein she dutifully expostulates
against a match he had proposed to her, with a gentleman
much older than herself
it
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49 Mrs. Rowe to her mother, on the approach of her own death
50 The Earl of Stafford to his son, just before his lordship's exe-
cution
51 From one cousin to another on making and breaking promises
PART II.-BUSINESS.
52 From a young man in the country, to a merchant in New-York,
offering correspondence
53 The merchant's answer
54 From a young man whose master had lately died
55 The answer
56 To a correspondent, requesting the payment of a sum of money
57 Answer
58 From a merchant at St. Thomas, to a brother in New-York
desiring him to sell some goods and purchase others
59 The Answer
62 From a young man in trade, to a wholesale dealer, who had
suddenly made a demand on him
63 The answer
64 Soliciting the loan of money from a friend
65 The answer
66 From a tradesman to a customer, demanding payment of money 38
67
Answer to the preceding
68 The tradesman's reply
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69 From a tradesman unable to honor nis acceptance, to a merchant ib
70 From a merchant to a tradesman, demanding money, and ex-
pressing disapprobation of his proceedings
71 The answer
72 To a person, who wants to borrow money of another, without
any claim but assurance
73 Refusal to lend money
74 From a young tradesman in distressed circumstances, to another
of age and experience
75 From a teuant to a landlord, excusing delay of payment
76 The answer
77 From an insolvent debtor to his principal creditor, requesting
the acceptance of a composition
78 The answer
79 From a tradesman to a wholesale dealer, to delay payment of a
sum of money
80 The answer
81
From a young man, who had an opportunity to set up in busi- ness, but destitute of money, to a gentleman of reputed be- nevolence
82 The gentleman's answer
83 From the servant of a wholesale dealer, to his master in New-
York, giving an account of his customers in the country
84 The master's answer
85 Recommending a man servant
86 The answer
87 From a country storekeeper, to his friend in New-York, desir-
ing him to send him some goods
88 The answer
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89 From a country storekeeper, to a merchant in New-York, com-
plaining of the badness of his goods
90 The answer
47
91 From a tradesman in distressed circumstances desiring a letter
of license
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92 The answer
PART III.-LOVE, COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE.
93 From a young gentleman to a lady with whom he is in love
94 The lady's answer
95 The gentleman's reply
96 From the young gentleman's mother to the young lady
97 The young lady's answer
98 The young lady to the young gentleman
99 From the same
100 The young gentleman's answer
101 From the lady after marriage, to an unmarried cousin
102 From a young merchant in New-York, to a widow lady in the
country
103 The lady's lettter to her brother, an attorney, concerning the
above
104 The brother's answer
105 From the lady to Mr. Moreton
106 From a young gentleman, in expectation of ar estate from a
penurious uncle, to a young lady of small fortune, desiring
her to elope with him
107 The lady's prudent answer
108 From a young officer to a lady with whom he is in love
109 The officer's letter to the lady's father
110 The young lady's letter to her lover
111 The father's answer to the young gentleman
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112 From a young man just out of his apprenticeship, to his sweet-
heart, in the neighborhood
113 The answer
114 From the gentleman
115 The lady's answer
116 The gentleman's reply
117 From the lady, in answer
118 The brother's letter
the country
125 From a lady to a gentleman, complaining of indifference
126 The gentleman's reply
119 From the gentleman, after his arrival in London, to the lady in
120 From a lover to his mistress, lately recovered from sickness
121 From a rich young gentleman, to a beautiful young lady with no
fortune
122 The young lady's answer
123 The gentleman's reply
124 The lady's rejoinder
127 From a young officer, ordered to his regiment in Minorca, to a
young lady whom he had courted
128 The lady's answer
129 From a gentleman to a young lady of superior fortune
130 The answer
131 From a gentleman of some fortune, to a lady's mother
132 The mother's answer
133 From a young tradesman to a gentleman, desiring permission
to visit his daughter
134 From the saine to the young lady by permission of her father
135 From a widow to a young man rejecting his suit
136 From a young lady to a gentleman that courted her, whom she
could not esteem, but forced by her parents to receive his visits ib
137 From a young lady in the country to her father, acquainting
him with an offer made to her of marriage
138 The answer
139 From Mr. Smith to the young lady's father
140 From a gentleman to a lady whom he accuses of inconstancy
141 The lady's answer
(42 From a father to his daughters on love and friendship
143 From the same to the same, on the foregoing subject
144 From a father to his daughters, on courtship and coquettish
behaviour
145 From the same to the same, on the foregoing subject 146 From a father to his daughters, on marriage
147 From the same to the same, on the foregoing subject
PART IV.-FRIENDSHIP.
148 A letter on friendship, written by a gentleman deceased, and
found amongst his papers
149 From a young woman to a lady with whom she had formerly
lived as a companion
150 The lady's answer
151 From a gentleman on his travels abroad, to his friend in Lon-
don, on arbitrary power, and popish superstition
152 His friend's answer
153 From a young merchant, to an aged gentleman, formerly of
the same profession, but now retired from business
154 The answer
155 From a gentleman in decayed circumstances in the country, to
another lately returned from the East Indies, recommending
his son to his protection
156 The answer
157 On marriage, from a lady in town to her friend in the country
158 To the same
159 From a lady to her friend, whose lover had basely deserted her
and married another
160 From a lady who had formerly kept a boarding-school, to
another of the same profession, on female education
161 To a young man on the commencement and pursuit of trade
162 To a young gentleman, on his entering into the world, with di-
rections how to conduct himself
163 From a lady to her friend who had buried her husband
164 From a gentleman to his friend, in distressed circumstances,
who had endeavored to conceal his poverty
165 From a gentleman lately returned from his travels, to his
friend, concerning loyalty
110
166 To a young man on prudence
111
167 To the same, on the vicissitudes of human life
112
168 Dr. Johnson to Mrs. Thrale, on the value of long established
friendship
113
169 Mr. Locke to Mr. Molyneux, on the advantages of friendship
170 The Bishop of Rochester to Mr. Pope
114
171 Dr. Arbuthnot to Mr. Pope
115
172 Letter from Mr. West to Mr. Gray, soliciting his correspon-
173 Dr. Johnson to Mrs. Thrale, on the death of her husband
174 Mrs. Whiteway to Lord Orrery, descrting the melancholy sit-
uation of Dean Swift
73 Dr. Johnson to the Honorable Mr. Wyndham, on his (Dr. Johnson's) recovery from illness
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176 D, Dodd to the King: written by Dr. Johnson