The complete letter writer; being part II. of select exercises, for the use of schools. / Containing directions for punctuation - when to use the capitals - the mode of addressing and subscribing letters - one hundred and sixteen examples; chiefly from Cicero, Pliny, Pope, Sterne, Johnson, Spectator, Tatler, &c. and all those who have been esteemed the first in the rank of letter writing, both ancient and modern - a short system of business - bills of exchange - forms of promissory notes - draughts - receipts - Scotish and British precedents - a table of numerical and ordinal numbers - tables of arithmetic - a table of time, with its divisions - the epact - Dominical letters - cycle of the Sun - cycle of the moon, or golden number - cycle of indiction - the Julian period - problems for the Gregorian calendar. Tables of the golden numbers, epacts, and Dominical letters, for one revolution of the solar cycle, shewing the Dominical letter, from the year of the Christian aera, to the year four thousand, and which may be continued for ever; also, shewing the day of the week on which any month begins, and how many days intervene between any day in any month, to any day in any other month, not exceeding 365 days - Sir Isaac Newton's tables of the value of gold and silver coins. The whole exemplified and explained; which, it is presumed, will render it the most complete publication of the kind; and greatly assist the unexperienced youth, in a general knowledge of business..
Waddell, James.
Glasgow: : Printed by A. Adam for the Selector, and to be had, with select exercises, at the shop of W. MacFeat & Co. and the other booksellers.,
1799..
With errata on verso of title page.
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Letter writing