Letter (personal)

Works cited entry

Primak, Shoshana. Letter to the author. 6 May 2006. TS.

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To cite a letter that you have received, give the following information:

  • the writer’s name

  • the phrase “Letter to the author”

  • the date of the letter

  • the medium: “MS” for “manuscript” (handwritten letter) or “TS” for “typescript” (typed letter)

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