How to Write an Acknowledgement Letter

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An acknowledgement letter should be addressed to a person who requires a receipt for an item sent. If you do not know the name of the sender, you may find it in the complimentary close of a previous letter; an orignal inquiry or an order letter, for instance. That name should be placed in the inside heading and the salutation of your acknowledgement. It should also be included on the top line of your envelope.

Remember that people do business with people first, businesses second. When you address your reader by name, you recognize their importance and value as an individual human being. In the inside heading of the sample acknowledgement letter the reader is identified by both his name and the position he holds.