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Outer
Envelope
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Inner
Envelope
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Married
Couple
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Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Martin
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Mr.
and Mrs. Martin
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Married
Couple - Husband has Title
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Dr.
and Mrs. Richard Martin
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Dr.
and Mrs. Martin
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Colonel
and Mrs. Richard Martin
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Colonel
and Mrs. Martin
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The
Honorable and Mrs. Richard Martin
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The
Honorable and Mrs. Martin
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The
Reverend and Mrs. Richard Martin
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Reverend
and Mrs. Marton
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Married
Couple - Wife has Title
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Dr.
Mary Brown and Mr. Stephen Brown
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Dr.
Brown and Mr. Brown
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Married
Couple - Both are Doctors
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The
Doctors Allison and Kevin Harrison
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The
Doctors Harrison
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Married
Couple - Wife Uses her Maiden Name
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Ms.
Sharon Lewis and Mr. David Parker
(the "and" connotes
marriage)
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Ms.
Lewis and Mr. Parker
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Two
People with the Same Address - Not a Couple
This could be two adult sisters,
a parent with an adult child, or two adult friends.
Either alphabetize the names or go by age and
put the oldest first.
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Mrs.
Sally Scott
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Mrs.
Scott
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Ms.
Tracey Scott
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Ms.
Scott
|
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Tow
People Living Together but not Married
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Ms.
Jennifer Bowman
|
Ms.
Bowman
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Mr.
Charles Russell
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Mr.
Russell
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Widow
A widowed woman is always addressed
using her husband's first and last name.
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Mrs.
Henry Clermont
|
Mrs.
Clermont
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Divorced
Woman
A divorced woman is usually addressed
by her first name and her married name.
When in doubt, an adult woman can be addressed
as "Ms."
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Mrs.
Janet Richards
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Mrs.
Richards
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