H. J. I.,
Late Sergeant 199th Foot.
Colonel ——, Belgrave Square.
From a Person desirous of Employment as a Manager of a Wholesale or Retail Business.
Shepherd's Bush, April 5th, 187—
Gentlemen,
I beg to forward a strong recommendation from Messrs. C—— and G—— for the post of manager of your [retail or wholesale] business. For some years previous to the late war I was employed by Messrs. —— and ——, and was selected by their French correspondents to manage a branch establishment at B——, which is now progressing most satisfactorily. I am a good correspondent in French and Italian and German, and understand the business well in all its branches.
Trusting that you will favourably consider my friend's recommendation,