Excerpt from Commercial Correspondence for Dictation to Shorthand Students Letter writing from dictation is' the natural progression of those students who have mastered the principles of sound-writing. To supply the first needs of those who have acquired the theory of phonography, the compiler has prepared this book, grading the letters according to the technical difficulties of the shorthand outlines involved. The material has been collected from the letter books and files of the numerous contributors, and has been carefully edited so that the best grammatical construction is presented, while the phraseology peculiar to the varied lines of business remains undisturbed. The collection comprises examples of the correspondence employed in general office work; stocks and bonds; law; architecture; railroad freights; coal and ore mining and ship ping; iron and steel lumber; grocers' supplies type, stationery, and publishing interests; mechanical apparatus; electricity; etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.