The Letter Writer
The book's last promise is “directions for letter writing under various circumstances” — a model letter for every occasion of 1851 life, from a child's first attempt to a father's advice on coquettish behavior. Find your occasion below.
Letters on Relationship
- From a young Miss to her Parents
- From the same to her Parents, on another occasion
- From a young Miss to her Brother in the country
- Answer to the preceding
- From the Daughter to the Mother, in excuse for her neglect
- From a young Lady to her Mother
- From a Mother in town, to a Daughter at school in the country
- The Daughter's Answer
- From a young Woman just gone to service in New-York, to her Mother
- The Mother's Answer
- From a young Woman, a servant in New-York, to her Parents
- The Parent's Answer
- From a Daughter to her Father, pleading for her Sister
- The Father's Answer
Letters on Love, Courtship, and Marriage
- From a young Gentleman to a Lady with whom he is in love
- The Lady's Answer
- The Gentleman's Reply
- From the young Gentleman's Mother to the young Lady
- The young Lady's Answer
- From the same
- The young Gentleman's Answer
- From the Lady after marriage, to an unmarried Cousin
- From a young Merchant in New-York, to a Widow Lady in the country
- The Lady's Letter to her Brother, an Attorney
- The Brother's Answer
- From the Lady to Mr. Moreton
- From a young Officer to a Lady with whom he is in love
- The Officer's Letter to the Lady's Father
- The young Lady's Letter to her Lover
- The Father's Answer to the young Gentleman
- From a young Man just out of his Apprenticeship, to his Sweetheart
- The Mistress's Answer
- From a Lover to his Mistress, lately recovered from sickness
- From a Father to his Daughters, on Courtship and Coquettish Behavior
- From the same to the same, on Marriage