after deducting for
invoice and express charges.

Very truly yours,
Florence Kepp.

Encl. M. O.

Williamsport, Pa.,
March 10, 1921.

Carroll Bros.,
814 Chestnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Gentlemen:

Please send me the following articles by parcels post as soon
as possible:

2 doz. paper napkins, apple blossom or nasturtium design
1 "Century" cook book
1 pair "Luxury" blue felt bedroom slippers, leather sole
and heel
1 large bar imported Castile soap
1 pair elbow length white silk gloves, size 6-3/4

Enclosed is a money order for $15.00. Please refund any balance
due me.

Yours truly,
Janet M. Bent
(Mrs. Elmer Bent)

_Formal acknowledgments_

It is still a formal custom to acknowledge some kinds of orders by a
printed or an engraved form. Some of the older New York business houses
use the engraved forms which arose in the days before typewriters and
they are very effective.

_General acknowledgment forms_

THE GENERAL STORES CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.

April 18, 1923.

Mr. Walter Crump,
29 Adams Street,
Maple Centre, Ill.

Dear Sir:

We acknowledge with thanks your order No. ______ which will be
entered for immediate shipment and handled under our No.
______ to which you will please refer if you have occasion to
write about it.

If we are unable to ship promptly we will write you fully
under separate cover.

Very truly yours,
The General Stores Co.
_S._

THE GENERAL STORES CO.,
CHICAGO, ILL.

June 13, 1922.

Mr. Joseph Ward,
Wadsworth Hill, Ill.

Dear Sir:

We have received your order __________ requesting attention to
__________ No. __________.

Unless special attention is demanded, the routine schedule is
on a ten-day basis, and we