3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750–1800

Dierks, Konstantin

doi:10.1075/swll.9.03die

In:Letter Writing as a Social Practice
Edited by David Barton and Nigel Hall
[Studies in Written Language and Literacy 9] 2000
► pp. 31–42

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3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750–1800

Konstantin Dierks

Published online: 15 April 2000

https://doi.org/10.1075/swll.9.03die

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