Hill's manual of social and business forms : a guide to correct writing, showing how to express written thought plainly, rapidly, elegantly and correctly in social and business life
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Hill, Thomas E.
Hill's manual of social and business forms : a guide to correct writing, showing how to express written thought plainly, rapidly, elegantly and correctly in social and business life
Chicago: Moses Warren & Co., 1876
vii, 8-305 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Contents
[Title page], pp. [i]-[iv]
Preface, pp. [v]-vii
[Contents], pp. 8-16
Penmanship, pp. 17-43
Short-hand writing, pp. 44-47
Spelling, pp. 48-51
Capital letters, p. 52
Punctuation, pp. 52-54
Grammar, pp. 55-62
Dictionary of synonyms, pp. 63-78
Letter writing, pp. 79-81
Titles, pp. 82-83
Superscriptions, pp. 84-86
Business letters, pp. 87-90
Applications for situations, pp. 91-93
Letters of recommendation, p. 94
Letters of sympathy, pp. 95-96
Letters of congratulation, pp. 97-98
Letters of introduction, pp. 99-100
Letters of advice, pp. 101-102
Letters of excuse, p. 103
Letters asking favors, p. 104
Letters accompanying gifts, pp. 105-106
Letters of friendship and relationship, pp. 107-111
Letters of love, pp. 112-120
Wedding cards and invitations, pp. 121-124
Wedding ceremonies: for notes of invitation to weddings and parties, pp. 125-127
Marriage notices, etc, p. 128
Invitations to receptions and parties, printed on cards and circulars, p. 129
Family records, pp. 130-131
Marriage anniversaries, pp. 132-133
Notes of invitations to parties and elsewhere, pp. 134-136
Visiting and business cards, pp. 137-138
Commercial forms, pp. 139-143
Rate of interest, pp. 144-145
Bank forms, pp. 146-149
Forms of book-keeping, pp. 150-151
Orders, p. 152
Receipts, p. 152
Bills of purchase, p. 153
Articles of agreement, pp. 154-156
Bills of sale, pp. 156-157
Bonds, pp. 157-158
Mortgages, pp. 158-160
Deeds, pp. 160-162
Landlord and tenant, pp. 162-164
Partnership, pp. 164-166
Wills, pp. 166-171
Subscription papers, p. 171
Exemptions from forced sale, pp. 172-175
United States postal laws, pp. 176-183
Directions for securing copyrights, p. 183
Tables of reference, p. 184
Weights, measures, heat and cold, pp. 185-186
Wage table, p. 186
Population of the United States, p. 187
Population of different countries, p. 187
Geographical and historical tables, p. 188
Important facts, p. 189
Population of cities, p. 190
United States public debt, p. 191
"Given" names of people, p. 192
Distances by land and water, p. 193
Foreign words and phrases, pp. 194-195
List of modern abbreviations, pp. 196-201
Constitutions and by-laws, pp. 202-203
Calls for public meetings, pp. 204-205
Resolutions, pp. 205-208
Petitions, pp. 208-209
Public celebrations, pp. 209-210
Toasts and sentiments, p. 211
Public meetings, pp. 212-215
Parlimenatry rules, pp. 215-227
Writing for the press, pp. 228-230
Name and sizes of books, p. 231
Book and newspaper type, pp. 232-233
Directions for reading proof, pp. 234-235
Names of types, pp. 236-239
Alphabets of plain and fancy letters, pp. 240-250
Sign-painting, pp. 251-254
Engravers' inscriptions, pp. 255-256
Tombstone inscriptions, pp. 257-258
Epitaphs, pp. 259-261
Poetry, pp. 262-268
Vocabulary of rhymes, pp. 269-278
Selections from the poets, pp. 279-305 ff.
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