Letter writing - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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The youth's guide to the Latin tongue Or, An explication of propria quæ maribus, quæ genus, and as in præsenti. Wherein the rules are made plain and easy to the capacity of young learners, by a new verbal translation, the examples declin'd, and the sense illustrated with useful notes and observations from the best grammarians. By Thomas Dyche, master of the Free School at Stratford Le Bow.
Dyche, Thomas, d. ca. 1733.Date: 1735- E-books
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The young secretary's polite guide to an epistolary correspondence in business, friendship, love, and marriage . To which is added, forms of bonds, mortgages, letters of licence, indentures, &c. &c. Likewise several petitions, from persons in low or middling states of life, to those in higher stations.
Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- E-books
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The Young secretary's guide compleated . Being the speediest help to learning. In three parts. I. Containing the readiest method of writing letters upon all occasions, with a new edition of more than two hundred examples and instructions relating to trade, and business, in a familiar stile, now much in request with the British gentry, tradesmen, shop-keepers, &c. II. Containing a compleat guide to all young clerks, and others, in the drawing up bonds, bills, wills, leases, assignments, indentures, releases, acquittances, deeds, letters of attorney; and all other affairs on stampt paper; with full directions for their being drawn after the most legal form and manner, in paper or parchmen, pursuant to act of Parliament. Illustrated with many cautionary remarks, and curious observations. III. Useful and necessary dialogues in love and business, with the whole art of courtship, fitted to the capacities of all sons in city or country.
Date: 1721