Library of Formatting Examples:Correspondence/01A

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The Duke's letter of apology is full of calm
dignity, but one regrets that the accusation was
not dismissed with a show, at least, of righteous
indignation.

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/*
<sc>London</sc>, Jan. 13, 1835.
*/

<sc>My dear Miss J.</sc>,--I beg your pardon if I have
written a line or used an expression which could annoy
you. Believe me; it is the thing of all others that I
would wish to avoid! And that there is nobody more
strongly impressed than I am with veneration for your
Virtues, attainments and Sentiments!

/*
Believe me Ever Yours

Most sincerely,

<sc>Wellington</sc>.
*/
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This quarrel is of chief interest as indicating
that Miss J.'s anxiety for the Duke's soul was
not altogether disinterested. If it had been, her
resentment at his gallantry would hardly have
been expressed in this manner. It is evident

Letter as block quote

Use Block quotes around this letter. It's in a smaller font and surrounded by blank lines.

Blockquote and no-wrap

Use no-wrap to signal that the heading is right-justified. Currently (May, 2011), a blank line is OPTIONAL between an opening BQ and an opening no-wrap, and NOT USED between their closings. The Project Comments may specify a preference.

Greeting on the first line

The "J" in the greeting is an abbreviation; period inside. Comma means salutation is not a complete sentence, so the comma goes outside the markups.

Closing

Special indentation. Just enclose all of the lines in the closing portion of the letter in one pair of no-wraps.

The Post-Processor wanted a blank line above the signature. If in doubt, ASK. Move the signature to a separate line, rather than using 6 spaces. It's not a complete sentence ("sincerely," has a comma), so the period goes outside.