Datelines, Addresses, and Signatures
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16.16.
Examples illustrating other types of addresses:
- To the Editor:
- To John L. Nelson, Greeting:
- To John L. Nelson, Birmingham, AL, Greeting:
- To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
- Chief of Engineers
- (Through the Division Engineer).
- ☐My Dear Sir: I have the honor * * *.
- ☐Mr. Reed: I have the honor * * *.
- ☐Dear Mr. Reed: I have the honor * * *.
- Lt. (jg.) John Smith,
- Navy Department:
- ☐The care shown by you * * *.
- State of New York,
- County of New York, ss:
- ☐Before me this day appeared * * *.
- District of Columbia, ss:
- ☐Before me this day appeared * * *.
Envelope addresses
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Committee on Education and Labor
- 2181 Rayburn House Office Building
- Washington, DC 20515
Signatures
16.17.
Signatures, preceded by an em dash, are sometimes run in with last line of text.
16.18.
Signatures are set at the right side of the page. They are indented 1 em for a single line; 3 ems and 1 em, successively, for two lines; and 5 ems, 3 ems, and 1 em, successively, for three lines. In measures 30 picas or wider, these indentions are increased by 1 em.
16.19.
The name or names are set in caps and small caps; Mr., Mrs., and all other titles preceding a name, and Esq., Jr., Sr., and 2d following a name, are set in roman caps and lowercase; the title following name is set in italic. Signatures as they appear in copy must be followed in regard to abbreviations.
