EXAMPLES OF BUSINESS LETTERS Letter Containing a Remittance MESSRS. WILLIAMSON & CATON, Canton, Ohio, Feb. 10, 19-. Williamsport, Pa. Gentlemen:-Enclosed please find N. Y. Draft for Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00), in settlement of your invoice of January 12th, which you will kindly receipt and return. Yours truly, PETER SCHRADER. Letter Acknowledging Above MR. PETER SCHRADER, Williamsport, Pa., Feb. 12, 19-. Canton, Ohio Dear Sir:-Yours of the 10th inst., containing N. Y. Draft for Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00), came to hand this morning. We enclose bill properly receipted, and wish to thank you for prompt settlement of your account. Yours respectfully, WILLIAMSON & CATON. Letter Ordering Goods 120 Penn St. Scranton, Pa., May 1, 19-. MESSRS. GEO. M. HILL & Co., 110 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Gentlemen:-Please ship by freight over the Penn. Line the following books: 50 Copies Handy Encyclopedia, Cloth Binding 10 Copies Handy Encyclopedia, Half-Morocco Binding 27 Copies The Business Educator, Cloth Binding 13 Copies The Business Educator, Morocco Binding 10 Copies Bible Symbols, Cloth Binding Enclosed you will find P. O. money order for Fifty-Seven Dollars ($57.00) in payment of above. Kindly ship as promptly as possible, and oblige, Yours for success, EDWIN LEWIS, Agent. Calling Attention to Error in Invoice MESSRS. DAVIS & HOLT, Cincinnati, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio, Jan. 27, 19-. Gentlemen:-I find in checking your invoice dated the 10th inst. for shipment of biscuits that you have overcharged me 15 cents per box on the plain sodas. I herewith return said invoice and ask you to kindly send me a corrected one. Respectfully, Letter Acknowledging Order for Goods 110 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill., June 3, 19—. MR. EDWIN LEWIS, Scranton, Pa. Dear Sir-Your letter of the 1st inst., containing Fifty-seven Dollars ($57.00) and order for books, has been received. We are shipping your books via Penn. freight as ordered, and trust they will reach you without any unnecessary delay. Bill of lading will be mailed you tomorrow. Thanking you for the above order, and wishing you the best of success, we are Yours very truly, GEO. M. HILL & Co. Letter Inclosing Corrected Invoice Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 30, 19 MR. JAS. DOYLE, Hamilton, Ohio. Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 27th inst. is at hand, and in reply, we desire to apologize for our error, and herewith enclose you corrected invoice. Yours truly, DAVIS & HOLT, Per D. Letter Requesting a Loan Denver, Colo., June 1, 19-. MR. FRANK SMITH, Colorado Springs, Colo. Dear Sir:-Much as I dislike the idea of asking any one to be inconvenienced by my circumstances, I am obliged to borrow Twenty-five Dollars until the first of June, and I take the liberty, knowing your confidence in me and your generosity, to ask if you can accommodate me with a loan. I am sorry to trouble you, but hope you will pardon me if I have trespassed on your kindness. Gratefully yours, Believe me, JOHN LONGLEY. Giving Notice of Note Coming Due Burlington, Iowa, March 10, 19-. MR. D. E. HOLTZ, Des Moines, Iowa. Dear Sir:-Your note for Fifty Dollars ($50.00), dated Sept. 30, 1915, at six months, and made in our favor, will be due and payable at the State National Bank on the 30th inst. Kindly provide for same, and oblige, Yours truly, KERR & KECK. Letter Enclosing Note for Collection Louisville, Ky., April 5, 19-. FARMERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK, Joplin, Mo. Gentlemen :-We enclose a note for Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00), drawn by J. K. Watson of your town, and due the 30th of this month. Kindly collect the amount of same, together with six months' interest due, and remit the proceeds to us in Chicago or N. Y. exchange. Thanking you in advance, we are, Yours truly, Letter Enclosing Bill of Lading to Bank for Collection Moline, Miss., April 8, 19-. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Syracuse, N. Y. Dear Sirs-We enclose herewith bill of lading to our name endorsed in favor of Mr. John Marten, 10 Beaver St., your city. Kindly deliver said bill of lading to Mr. Marten upon payment of Forty Dollars ($40.00) and the cost of remitting the amount to us in N. Y. exchange. Thanking you for your kind attention to the above, we are, Yours truly, OXFORD PUB. Co. Letter of Resignation Streator, Ill., June 1, 19. MESSRS. HOFFMAN MFG. CO., City. Gentlemen:-Having decided to go into business for myself, I am therefore obliged to resign my position and ask to be relieved from my duties the first of June next. Permit me to say that it is with feelings of regret that I sever my connection with associations that have always been of the most pleasant character. Yours very respectfully, GEO. W. HARDING. Letter Advising Shipment on Commission MESSRS. HILL & LERNE, Grand Haven, Mich, June 25, 19-. Commission Merchants, Chicago, Ill. Gentlemen:-As per our previous arrangement, I am shipping you tonight via Steamer Conger, on consignment, 500 baskets of choice, peaches. Kindly take care of same and dispose of them at the best price obtainable and place the proceeds to the credit of my account. Yours truly, J. B. GREGG. (Shipper). Letter Giving Notice of Traveler's Call (Printed Letterhead.) Jan. 10, 19-. MESSRS. KINGMAN, BROWN & Co., Boston, Mass. Gentlemen:-Our representative, Mr. A. K. Parks, expects to call upon you about the first of February with a full line of samples of the latest and best in knitted goods. We trust you will defer placing your order until you see what we have to offer, as we believe we have exceptional values for the trade this year. Thanking you for your many past favors, we are, Gentlemen :-Please deliver to the bearer, Mr. Chas. Wright, goods that he may select, not exceeding in value Fifty Dollars ($50.00), which you may charge to our account and mail us invoice for same. Your kind attention will oblige, Yours truly, SCOTT & Co. Letter Complaining of Shortage in Goods MESSRS. HARRISON WEIR & Co., Fresno, Cal., June 10, 19—. 59 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Gentlemen:-Your shipment of Gold Soap, which left Chicago on the 3rd of April, reached us today, and we find same to be ten boxes short. We return you herewith freight receipt, which does not correspond to the bill of lading or your invoice, and ask you to kindly investigate the cause of the shortage. Yours very truly, PETERSON BROS. Per J. D. P. Letter Giving Notice of Dissolution of Partnership Mendota, Ill., April 9, 19—. We hereby give notice that the partnership heretofore existing and doing business under the firm name of Shaw & Bentley has been this ninth day of April, 1911, dissolved by mutual consent, and Mr. Shaw appointed to collect all outstanding debts and settle all accounts of said firm. JAS. D. SHAW, C. R. BENTLEY. The above notice may be either published or addressed to individuals interested in the change. Letter Complaining of the Non-Arrival of Goods MESSRS. ALLEN & LEE, Detroit, Mich. Toronto, Can., March 8, 19-. Gentlemen:-The shipment of Art Goods which you made to us the 15th of last month has not yet arrived. We have been advised by the Customs Department that they are being held for invoice. Kindly mail copy of Certified Invoice to the Department at Windsor, and urge them to pass the goods at once, obliging, Gentlemen:-Will you please change the address of my "Herald" from J. K. Good, 79 Palace St., to J. K. Good, 94 York St., Concord, N. H., and oblige? Yours truly, J. K. GOOD. LETTERS REQUESTING SPECIAL FAVORS A letter making a request of any kind should approach the subject in a direct manner. The nature of the request should be stated at the beginning, and any explanation necessary for making the request should follow, and be brief and to the point. If necessary to ask for a remittance on an account not yet due, for the privilege of drawing on a prompt paying customer, or for an extension of time on an account or note, special care should be used in wording the request. The following will serve as examples: MESSRS. KINGMAN & SON, Detroit, Mich. Bellevue, Mich., June 15, 19 Gentlemen-For some time past our business has been tied up to such an extent, on account of circumstances over which we have no control, that we are obliged to ask you if you can favor us with a remittance covering one-half your account. We will be glad to extend the time for the payment of the balance to the 15th of Sept. provided you can accommodate us with your check by the 20th inst. We anticipate a speedy adjustment of our difficulties, and hope this will be the only time we will be under the necessity of calling on you for your account before due. Kindly wire your reply at our expense. Thanking you in ad- vance, we are, |