Yesterday I was favoured with your obliging letter of the 23d inst.

It was a kind, obliging letter, and I am very grateful to her.

I thank you for your obliging letter of the 19th.

I thank you much, gentlemen, for the obliging letter that you have written me.

Yesterday your very obliging letter of the 30th May was brought to me by Mons.

The holy father has written me a most obliging letter: is not that sufficient for me?

From an obliging letter written to me in 1899 by an eminent Mormon, I quote the following extract:-

Amongst other artifices he wrote a most obliging letter, which he sent him printed in a fair character.

I need not say that your obliging letter was very welcome, and not the less so for being unexpected.

P.S.-Byan odd coincidence, since the above was written I have received your very obliging letter of October 23rd.

You have sent me a long and very obliging letter, and yet I am extremely out of humour with you.

Charles Pinckney, of South Carolina: I had the pleasure of receiving your Excellency's obliging letter of the 8th instant last evening.

Having an opportunity of sending this to town free of postage, I write to thank you for your last obliging letter.

I should before this have answered your obliging letter, had not the marriage of my eldest sister entirely taken up my time.

You will easily guess that my delay in answering your obliging letter, was solely owing to my not knowing whither to direct to you.

SIR,- Iwasspending a few days at Sir William Murray's, Ochtertyre, and did not get your obliging letter till to-dayI came to town.