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PART V

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HOW TO ADDRESS IN WRITING

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET, AND OTHER HIGH OFFICIALS

[_From Documents Furnished by the Departments of State, Justice, War, etc._]

=1. The President of the United States= is addressed:

The President of the United States,

MR. PRESIDENT:

and is concluded:

I have the honor to be, Mr. President, Your obedient servant.

=2. A Governor of a State= is addressed:

HIS EXCELLENCY, The Governor of..................

SIR:--

and is concluded:

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant.

=3. A Cabinet Officer= is addressed:

THE HONORABLE, The Secretary of................

SIR:--

And letters to such officers are concluded like letters to governors.

=4. An Ambassador of the United States= is addressed:

HIS EXCELLENCY, ....................(name)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America:

SIR:--

=5. A Minister of the United States=, either:

....................ESQUIRE

Envoy eextraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America,

SIR:--

or,

..................., Esquire,

Minister, resident and Consul General of the United States of America,

SIR:--

In the three last named instances, all communications are concluded alike, namely:

I am, Sir, Your obedient servant,

Envelopes directed to Ambassadors or Ministers should contain, besides the address above given, the words "American Embassy" or "American Legation," according to the grade of the officer, together with the name of the city and country where the Embassy or Legation may be located.

Communications to =Consuls of the United States= are to be addressed the same in all respects as communications to Ministers.

=6. General Officers of the Army and Navy= in official communications, are addressed by titles only, thus:

The Lieutenant-General commanding the Army. The Adjutant-General of the Army. The Major-General commanding the Department of the Lakes. The Rear-Admiral, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station.

=7. Below the rank of Brigadier-General or Rear-Admiral=, officers are addressed both by name and rank, as for instance:

Captain John Jones, 18th U. S. Infantry. Captain S. Morse, commanding U. S. S. Lightning.

=8. In the Department of Justice=, a Judge is addressed:

Hon. Christian C. Kohlsaat, U. S. District Judge, Chicago, Ill.,

=A District Attorney= is addressed:

Henry L. Burnett, Esq., U. S. District Attorney, New York, N. Y.