To mark with letters.
Literary culture; learning.
A character used to represent a sound; a written or printed communication; literal meaning.
Lettering.
Learning; erudition.
If I feel that that letter would help me, why may I not see it? – A Manifest Destiny by Julia Magruder
Why didn't you answer my letter? – Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett
When did you get this letter, Mr. Stockbridge? – Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage