Part 34 (1/2)

Williamsport, Pa., March 10, 1921.

Carroll Bros., 814 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen:

Please send me the following articles by parcels post as soon as possible:

2 doz. paper napkins, apple blossom or nasturtium design 1 ”Century” cook book 1 pair ”Luxury” blue felt bedroom slippers, leather sole and heel 1 large bar imported Castile soap 1 pair elbow length white silk gloves, size 6-3/4

Enclosed is a money order for $15.00. Please refund any balance due me.

Yours truly, Janet M. Bent (Mrs. Elmer Bent)

_Formal acknowledgments_

It is still a formal custom to acknowledge some kinds of orders by a printed or an engraved form. Some of the older New York business houses use the engraved forms which arose in the days before typewriters and they are very effective.

_General acknowledgment forms_

THE GENERAL STORES CO.

CHICAGO, ILL.

April 18, 1923.

Mr. Walter Crump, 29 Adams Street, Maple Centre, Ill.

Dear Sir:

We acknowledge with thanks your order No. ______ which will be entered for immediate s.h.i.+pment and handled under our No.

______ to which you will please refer if you have occasion to write about it.

If we are unable to s.h.i.+p promptly we will write you fully under separate cover.

Very truly yours, The General Stores Co.

_S._

THE GENERAL STORES CO., CHICAGO, ILL.

June 13, 1922.

Mr. Joseph Ward, Wadsworth Hill, Ill.

Dear Sir:

We have received your order __________ requesting attention to __________ No. __________.

Unless special attention is demanded, the routine schedule is on a ten-day basis, and we therefore expect to ______ your instrument on or about __________.