A

TREATISE

ON

ENGLISH PUNCTUATION;

DESIGNED FOR

LETTER-WRITERS, AUTHORS, PRINTERS, AND
CORRECTORS OF THE PRESS;

AND FOR

THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES.

With an Appendix,

CONTAINING RULES ON THE USE OF CAPITALS, A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS,
HINTS ON THE PREPARATION OF COPY AND ON PROOF-READING,

PRINTED BY JOHN WILSON & SON, 22, SCHOOL STREET.

NEW YORK: C. SHEPARD & CO., FULTON STREET.

PHILADELPHIA:

WILLIS P. HAZARD, CHESNUT STREET.

1855.