Putnam's Phrase Book / An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases

by Edwin Hamlin Carr

(Thanks for Recommendation)

My dear ————,

Because of your influence and kindly interest, I have secured the position with ———— and hasten to thank you for the excellent recommendation which you gave me and to assure you that I shall give diligence to my new work.

Respectfully yours,

(Regrets)

My dear ————,

I regret exceedingly that I failed to meet you as we had appointed. When I see you I will explain why I could not come. In the meantime consider me as ever,

Your Friend,

My dear ————,

Please pardon my not appearing at our proposed meeting, for I was unavoidably detained. I trust I shall not be put in such a plight again. I cannot quite explain, but send my sincere apologies.