I am writing a letter, in it I want to refer to other items enclosed within the letter, is there any proper way to do this?
As an example of what I mean, I was thinking something like:
… my id card (see item 1 enclosed) …
And then having an item within the envelope labeled item 1
I feel like I have seen or heard of a cleaner way to do this.
Best Answer
The word
enclosure
can be used. It not only meanssomething that encloses
, but alsosomething that is enclosed
. Dictionary.com defines this as definitions 1 and 2 here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enclosure?s=t.It is common in business communication to say something like, "Please see enclosure 2 for a copy of my address proof," or "Please see enclosed item 2 for a copy of my address proof."
Usually, such letters have an "Encl." section right after the closing signature. For instance: