LESSON XII. MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS. 1. Write to William Gray, Canton, N. Y., ordering the following seeds to be sent, by mail, to your address: I pkg. Pansy, light blue, 15 cts.; 1 pkg. Pansy, King of the Blacks, 15 cts.; 1 pkg. Verbena, scarlet, 20 cts.; 1 pkg. Verbena, mixed varieties, 20 cts. ; 1 pkg. Sweet Mignonette, 5 cts. ; I oz. Sweet Peas, mixed colors, 10 cts. Follow the form given in the last lesson. 2. Write a letter to some business firm that you know, ordering goods of some kind. State clearly the number and kind of articles that you want, and tell how you wish them sent. LESSON XIII. MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS. Frankfort, Ind., July 17, 1887. Rev. Joseph Cummings, D.D., LL.D., President of the Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Sir: Please send me a copy of your last catalogue, and oblige. Respectfully yours, Albert Raymond. Who is addressed in this letter? How many titles are added to his name? What marks separate those titles from the remainder of the address and from each other? WRITTEN EXERCISE. 1. Copy the letter at the head of this lesson. 2. Write to the principal of some large school asking for a circular of the school. 3. Write to a dry goods firm for samples of goods. Tell what kind of goods you wish. When a bill is paid, the person to whom the money was due gives a receipt, or writes "Received Payment," and signs his The latter is called receipting a bill. name. When a clerk receipts a bill, he signs the name of his employer, and then writes his own name below. In the example above, a clerk named Scott receipted the bill for his employers. What should be written first in a bill? Where should the name of the person that buys the articles be written? Where should the name of the person or firm that sells the articles be written? How are the names of the articles written? Of what is the second bill a record? Where are the different items placed? Where are the dates written? What words should not be written until the bill is paid? WRITTEN EXERCISE. Rule paper as in the models given, and copy the two bills. LESSON XV. BILLS. WRITTEN EXERCISES. I. Herman Fuller bought the following articles of Bell and Norton, Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 17, 1883: 1 Saddle @ $15; I Bridle @ $5; 1 Riding Whip @ $2; 2 pairs Skates @ $2.50; 2 Pocket Knives @ $.75; 1 Hatchet @ $1.25. Make out the bill, and receipt it in your own name as clerk. II. Mrs. Harriet West of Buffalo, N.Y., made a dress for Mrs. Orlando Foster. She furnished the following articles: 2 yds. French Silesia @ 224; 7 yds. Cambric @ 6; 2 doz. Buttons @ $1.00; 3 Whalebones @ 10; Braid, Silk, and Twist, 40%. She charged $10 for making the dress. Make out a receipted bill, dated May 10, 1887. Follow the Form given in Lesson XIV. LESSON XVI. RECEIPTS. A written acknowledgment of money or goods received is cailed a Receipt; as, — 1. $600 Baltimore, Md., Mar. 1, 1888. Received from George S. Abbott Sixty and 100 Dollars, to balance account. $30. 72 2. M. J. Blair. Chicago, June 1, 1887. Received from Helen M. Crawford Thirty Dollars, for board to this date. When is a receipt given? places is the amount written? twice? Mrs. C. K. Wright. By whom is it signed? In how many For what purpose was the first sum paid? What is meant by "balancing" an account? WRITTEN EXERCISES. I. Copy the foregoing receipts. Be careful to arrange the different parts like those in the models given. II. Suppose Walter D. Moore rents a house that you own. On |