Document Classes ⇒ How to put date on top-left under letter class?

[Cham]

I'm having a problem with the date position under the letter class. Here's a MWE code to show the problem:

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\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{letter}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[letterpaper,top=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{charter}

\begin{document}

\date{\begin{flushleft}\today\end{flushleft}} % Use todays date and left-align it

\begin{letter}{To someone}

\begin{center}
	\Large\textsc{sue letter}
\end{center}

\signature{Bob Doe}

\opening{Hello.}
Blabla bla bla.
\closing{Yours,}

\end{letter}

\end{document}

Here's a preview and what I need to do (in red) :

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So how can I move the date in the upper-left corner, while moving the title under the date? This should be very easy but I don't get it.

[Cham]

I solved my issue by using this code, but it seems odd to me. Is there a better solution for this?

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\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{letter}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[letterpaper,top=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{charter}

\begin{document}

\date{\begin{flushleft}\today\end{flushleft}}
\signature{Bob Doe}

\begin{letter}{{\hfill\Large\textsc{sue letter}\hfill} \bigskip \\ \textbf{Someone} \\ Address}

\opening{Hello.}

Blabla bla bla.

\closing{Yours,}

\end{letter}

\end{document}

If I remove the \bigskip command, the "sue letter" title is flushed to the right. What am I doing wrong here?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Cham,

good that you found a way! Well, one can use such a workaround, or patch letter class macros. It's probably not worth the effort if there's a simple way.

To enforce the \hfill that may not be done at the end of a line, you can use \hspace*{\fill}:

\begin{letter}{{\hfill\Large\textsc{sue letter}\hspace*{\fill}}

Stefan