Cordially, kind regards, and other closings

Salutations!

Perhaps I am old fashioned, or just fond of old ways, but I simply love letter writing. I, like many others throughout history and the world, find that addressing one person and writing one's thoughts for them is usually calming and delightful. As a fan of lovely things, I adore stationary, especially papers with personalized designs.

A little poking around led me to these fun closings from historical letters:

From the eighteenth century:
"Believe me yours faithfully,
Believe me at all times with sincerity and respect, your faithful and obliged servant,
With best love,
I am yours ever"
(H.M.S. Richmond).

From the medieval era:
"Fare thee well always and pray for me, most honored and holy master,
Fare thee as well as I fare,
And Jesu for his great power save you,
No more to you at this time, but the holy Trinity have you in keeping,
Your true loving,
So humbly craving the continuance of your honorable favor toward me, and th'eternal establishment of your happiness. I humbly take leave
Most bounden and devoted,"
(Dragon Bear).

With all my love and affection, I wish you happy letter writing!


For even more delightful facts about how people used to write visit these websites:
http://www.hmsrichmond.org/writing.htm
http://www.dragonbear.com/letters.html