_+Direction+_.--Study what has been said, and write the following
introductions according to these models:--

1. Dear Father,
I write, etc.

2. The Rev. M. H. Buckham, D.D.,
President of U. V. M.,
Burlington, Vt.
My dear Sir,

3. Messrs. Clark & Brown,
Quogue, N. Y.
Gentlemen,

4. Messrs. Tiffany & Co.,
2 Milk St., Boston.
Dear Sirs,

1. david h cochran lld president of polytechnic institute brooklyn my dear
sir. 2. dr John h hobart burge 64 livingston st brooklyn n y sir. 3. prof
geo n boardman Chicago ill dear teacher. 4. to the president executive
mansion Washington d c mr president. 5. rev t k beecher elmira n y sir. 6.
messrs gilbert & sons gentlemen mass boston. 7. mr george r curtis minn
rochester my friend dear. 8. to the honorable wm m evarts secretary of
state Washington d c sir.

THE BODY OF THE LETTER.