\address (LaTeX2e unofficial reference manual (November 2018))

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### 26.1 `\address`

Synopsis:

    \address{senders address}

Specify the return address, as it appears on the letter and on the envelope. Separate multiple lines in senders address with a double backslash, `\\`.

Because it can apply to multiple letters this declaration is often put in the preamble. However, it can go anywhere, including inside an individual `letter` environment.

This command is optional: if you do not use it then the letter is formatted with some blank space on top, for copying onto pre-printed letterhead paper. If you do use the `\address` declaration then it is formatted as a personal letter.

Here is an example.

    \address{Stephen Maturin \\
             The Grapes of the Savoy}

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