It is further provided that if any said account does not make full payment within _ days, said account(s) may be retransferred to the undersigned and the undersigned shall repurchase sam[r]
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(Sample Business Letters are listed in Alphabetical Orde)
Disclaimer: Be aware that some of these sample letters have legal, financial, or other implications If you are not sure about the use of any letter, consult with an appropriate professional first
Index
1 10-Day Notice Before Collections on Delinquent Account
2 30-Day Notice to Quit
3 Acceptance of Counter Proposal
4 Acceptance of Order With Delivery in Lots
5 Acceptance of Purchase Security Agreement
6 Acceptance of Resignation
7 Acknowledged Receipt of Goods
8 Acknowledged Resignation
9 Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Order
10 Acknowledgement from Publisher, Comments Referred to Author
11 Acknowledgement of Application
12 Acknowledgement of Cancellation of Backorder
13 Acknowledgement of Change in Meeting Date
14 Acknowledgement of Customer Praise of Employee
15 Acknowledgement of Letter
16 Acknowledgement of Merchandise Returned for Repair
17 Acknowledgement of Modified Terms
18 Acknowledgement of Notification of Lease Transfer
19 Acknowledgement of Receipt (Documents)
20 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Estimate
21 Acknowledgement of Request for Bid, Confirmation of Deadline
22 Acknowledgement of Unsolicited Idea
23 Acknowledgement of Warranty and Instruction for Product Return
24 Acknowledgment of Correspondence Indicating Postal Delay
25 Advance Notice of Out of Business Sale
26 Affidavit for Lost, Stolen, Destroyed Stock Certificate
27 Affidavit of No Lien
28 Agreement to Compromise Debt
29 Agreement to Extend Debt Payment
30 Amendment to Lease
31 Announcement of Additional Location
32 Announcement of Business Name Change
33 Announcement of Catalog Price Reductions
34 Announcement of Change of Address
35 Announcement of Change of Address for Billing
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37 Announcement of Free Delivery Limitations Change
38 Announcement of New Area Representative
39 Announcement of New Area Representative Visit
40 Announcement of New Business Opening
41 Announcement of New Discount
42 Announcement of New Pricing Policy
43 Announcement of New Shipment Arrival
44 Announcement of Partnership Buyout
45 Announcement of Price Increase
46 Announcement of Price Reduction
47 Announcement of Special Discount Offer
48 Apology & Proposal on Overshipped Merchandise
49 Apology After Cancellation of Order
50 Apology and Replacement of Damaged Goods
51 Apology and Request for Extension of Time to Deliver Goods
52 Apology and Tender of Compensation
53 Apology for Accounting Errors and Past Due Notices
54 Apology for Delay of Refund
55 Apology for Delayed Response & Request for Meeting
56 Apology for Not Crediting Payment
57 Apology for Not Crediting Payment from Prompt Payer
58 Apology for Overshipment
59 Apology for Poor Service Rating on Customer Questionnaire
60 Apology to Customer for Accounting Error
61 Apology to Receiver of NSF Check
62 Application for License
63 Appointment for Employment Interview and Testing
64 Appointment for Testing
65 Assignment
66 Assignment and Transfer of Stock Certificate
67 Assignment of a Claim for Damages
68 Assignment of Accounts Receivable (With Non-Recourse)
69 Assignment of Accounts Receivable (With Recourse)
77 Assignment of Literary Property
78 Assignment of Security Interest
79 Assignment of Trademark
80 Assignment of Trademark
81 Authorization
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83 Bid for the Purchase of Real Property (Probate)
84 Bill of Sale
85 Bill of Sale (with Warranty of Title)
86 Business Credit Application
87 Business Credit Application Form
88 Certificate of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name
89 Certificate of Installation, Leased Equipment
90 Certification of Satisfaction of Lien
91 Change of Address Awaiting Refund
92 Charge Account Credit Limit Raise Notification
93 Charge Account Terms and Conditions Form
94 Charge Back Application of Discount on Delayed Shipment
95 Collateral Decision, Request for Preparation of Loan Documents
96 Collections Follow-Up on Release of Pending Order
97 Collections Report on Current Status of Debt
98 Commendation
99 Commendation and Refusal of Request for Raise
100 Commercial Account Analysis Form
to bring your account with us current
By ignoring these requests, you are damaging the
excellent credit record you had previously maintained
with our company In addition, you are incurring
additional expense to yourself and to us
Unless I hear from you within ten days, I will have noother choice but to turn your account over for collection
I am sorry that we must take such drastic action but I amafraid you leave us no alternative You can preserve
your credit rating by remitting your check today for theamount stated above
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NOTICE TO QUIT
TO _, Tenant in possession:
Take notice that your month to month tenancy of the
herein described premises is hereby terminated at the
expiration of 30 days after service of this notice on you,and that you are hereby required to quit and on said datedeliver up to me the possession of the premises now heldand occupied by you under such tenancy
Said premises are known as:
(name of building)
( address )
(city, state, zip)
This is intended as a 30 days' notice to quit, for
the purpose of terminating your tenancy aforesaid
Dated:
Landlord
3.
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Dear
Your counter proposal on the above referenced project
has been reviewed and is acceptable in its entirety
We are enclosing an executed copy of the agreement alongwith two copies for your files
We are enthusiastically looking forward to this project
and are pleased about having the opportunity to work
together
4.
Acceptance of Order With Delivery in Lots
ACCEPTANCE OF ORDER WITH
DELIVERY IN LOTS
Date: _
To: _ (Customer)
We acknowledge acceptance of your order as per your order
of _, 19_ The goods will be shipped to you in the followinglots: (Specify lots and delivery schedule)
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Dear
Attached is an accepted copy of your Purchase Security
Agreement for the (specify equipment)
There are (number) remaining quarterly payments Your
first quarterly payment will be due on (date) , and
we will mail you an invoice for it approximately one monthprior to that date Please return the remittance portion
of the invoice with your check
Under the Agreement, this contract is non-cancelable duringthe term of the contract The balance, however, can be paidoff at any time prior to the expiration of the contract
We would like to take this opportunity to express our
appreciation for your business If you have any questionsconcerning your contract, or if we can be of service to you
in any way, please let us know
6.
Acceptance of Resignation
Dear
It is with deep regret, that we accept your resignation
as (position) of the (organization)
We can appreciate the demands that this position has placed
on you, and appreciate all of the fine contributions youhave made as (position)
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ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF GOODS
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt and delivery
of the goods described on the annexed list or invoice andfurther acknowledges that said goods have been inspected andare without defect
Signed under seal this _ day of _, 19_
_
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_
For the corporation
9.
Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Order
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
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We confirm acceptance on said order subject only to thefollowing exceptions: (Describe)
_
On exceptions noted, we shall assume you agree to sameunless objection is received within ten days of receipt ofthis notice
Thank you for your patronage
sure you will be hearing from him in the near future
I am pleased that you found our article informative andhope that you will continue to read our publication
Should you have any comments or questions in the future,please do not hesitate to write to this office
We value our readership and are proud to have you as amember of our family of subscribers
Trang 11We appreciate your interest in being employed by our firm.
We regret to inform you, however, that the available
position(s) has been filled, and we cannot give your
application further consideration at the present time.Your application will be kept on file for future referenceshould an opening arise
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the items we mailed to you and noticing us to cancel
shipment of your order for those items which are back
ordered
We will be issuing you a refund as soon as we have
completed the necessary paperwork for your account
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you forshopping through (name) Our new (specify)
catalog should be arriving at your home shortly, and Ibelieve you will be pleased by some of the beautiful
choices our buyers have made this season
Thank you for your patience and understanding and for
providing us with the opportunity to be of service to you
We are pleased to be able to accommodate you in this
manner, and (name of individual) will be looking forward
to your meeting on this newly appointed date
Trang 13So seldom is it that a customer takes the time to write aletter of appreciation, that I feel moved to reward yourinitiative.
Please accept the enclosed certificate, which, when
presented, will entitle the bearer to a ten percent
discount on the merchandise being purchased at that time.This is but a small token of our appreciation of customerssuch as you, upon whose satisfaction we have been allowed
to grow and prosper in this highly competitive marketplace.Again, on behalf of our entire organization, a heart-feltthank you
May 20, l983 It will be brought to his attention
immediately upon his return
If I may be of any assistance during Mr Jones' absence,please do not hesitate to call
Trang 14Acknowledgement of Merchandise Returned for Repair
Dear
The (product name and model number) that you
mailed to us for repair was received on (date)
We will be returning it to you as soon as the necessaryadjustments are made
We are sorry that you experienced a problem with ourproduct and want to thank you for purchasing a
Trang 15Reference is made to the contract or order between us
dated _, 19_
This letter will acknowledge that the contract is
modified and superseded by the following change in terms:(Describe changed terms)
We have modified our records to direct future invoices to:(new lessee)
(address)
(city,state,zip)
Schedule # 000000 commenced on (date) and rental
payments in the amount of $ plus applicable taxes are
due on the (date) of each month during the (number)
month initial lease term
Trang 16In consenting to this change, it is understood that (name
of transferee) agrees to pay the rent and perform all otherobligations required to be performed by the lessee in thelease
Should you have occasion to correspond with us regardingthis lease, please include the complete lessee number anddirect your inquiry to our Customer Service Department.This will ensure a prompt reply
Thank you and we look forward to your continued interest
in our services
19.
Acknowledgement of Receipt (Documents)
(date) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT
I hereby acknowledge the receipt of the following
documents from the firm of (firm) :
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We are unable to let this contract immediately, as finalapproval of expenditures of this nature must come from thehead office in New York
We expect to receive approval or disapproval within thenext 30 days At such time, we will contact you with
instructions accordingly
If we may be of any assistance in the meantime please
feel free to contact this office
21.
Acknowledgement of Request for Bid, Confirmation of Deadline
Dear
Thank you for your request for our bid on (project)
This letter is to acknowledge our receipt of said requestand to advise you that we will be submitting our proposal
on or before (confirmation of deadline)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNSOLICITED IDEAS
Dear _:
We appreciate your interest in submitting to us an idea
or proposal relative to: _
Our firm receives many ideas, suggestions and proposals,and has many of its own projects under development
Therefore,
it is possible the idea or proposal you plan to submit to ushas been considered and/or may already be in the planningstages
Nevertheless, we would be pleased to accept your idea orproposal for review, provided it is accompanied by this
acknowledgement letter signed by you
It is understood that:
1 Samples or other submissions will be returned to the
submitter only if return postage or freight is prepaid
2 The company accepts no responsibility for casualty orloss to samples in our possession
3 The company can accept no responsibility for holding
any information in confidence
4 The company shall pay compensation only in the event
it, a) accepts the idea, b) has received the idea only
from the submitter, and c) reaches agreement with the
submitter as to terms and conditions
If these terms are acceptable to you, please sign where indicated below and return together with your idea or
proposal
Very truly,
The foregoing terms and conditions are understood and
acknowledged
Trang 19We are sorry to hear that you have been experiencing
problems with your new (name of product)
While we do ask that our customers contact their dealer inthe event of a problem, we recognize that, in your case, ithis would be impossible Therefore, if you will carefullypackage the unit in its original carton and send it to us,our "doctors" will put it through a thorough examination todetermine the source of the problem
If the problem turns out to be a minor adjustment, we shallmake the repair and be sure to return the (product) to youwithin thirty days If our determination is that the unit
is defective, we will send you an immediate replacement
Again, I am sorry that you experienced this difficulty andwish to thank you for your patience and for purchasing our(product)
We will hold your order for arrival of the merchandise, andship shortly thereafter Unfortunately, we cannot provideyou with a specific shipping date at this time
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25
Advance Notice of Out of Business Sale
Dear
It is true, we are going out of business!
My wife and I have decided that now that the childrenare grown, we are going to do some of things we couldonly dream about for so many years
So, starting on (date) , everything in our store
which includes our merchandise, our racks, our fixtures,our showcases and even our delivery truck will be up forsale and prices that are too good to be true
As a good and valuable customer of ours, we thought youwould be interested in this advance notice of sale that
we are sending out today
We will look forward to seeing you on the (date)
26
Affidavit for Lost, Stolen, Destroyed Stock Certificate
AFFIDAVIT FOR LOST, STOLEN, DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE
State of
County of _
I, (name) , being duly sworn, state:
That I reside at (address) , (city) , (state)
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shares of the (specify class) stock of (corporation)
represented by certificates described as follows:
Number Date Registered Name
That said certificates (were or were not) endorsed
That I have not assigned, hypothecated, pledged, or in anyother way disposed of either the stock certificates or myrights as a stockholder, in whole or in part
That I am entitled to full and exclusive possession of saidcertificates
That the circumstances surrounding the (loss, or theft,
or destruction, or disappearance) of said certificates
and my attempt to locate them are as follows:
That the purpose of preparing this affidavit is to induce(corporation) to issue new certificates to replace thosethat have been (lost, stolen, destroyed)
I hereby agree to surrender to (corporation) the
original certificates issued to me should they hereaftercome into my possession or control
Dated: _
(Signature)
(Jurat)
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2.That _(said firm) is the owner of theimproved property known and legally described as follows:
SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO
or
(set forth legal description)
3 That _is not the subject to any
bankruptcy, creditor's reorganization or insolvency
proceeding and none are pending, contemplated or threatened
4 That has possession of the
property and that there is no other person in possessionwho has any right in the property
5 That there are no unrecorded labor, mechanic's or
materialmen's liens against the property and no materialhas been furnished or labor performed on the property whichhas not been paid in full
6 That there are no unrecorded easements, liens of
assessments for sanitary sewers, paving or other public
utilities against said property
7 That there are no claims whatsoever of any kind or
description against any fixtures or equipment located on
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8 That there are no existing contracts for sale, options
to purchase or unrecorded deeds or mortgages existing
against said property
9 That this affidavit is made for the purpose of
Agreement to Compromise Debt
AGREEMENT TO COMPROMISE DEBT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned being a creditor of _(Company) hereby enters into an agreement to compromise andreduce the indebtedness due the undersigned on the followingterms and conditions:
1 The Company and the undersigned acknowledge that the
present debt due is $_
2 The parties agree that the undersigned shall accept thesum of $_ as full and total payment on said debt and in
complete discharge of all monies presently due,
provided the sum herein shall be punctually paid in
the manner following:
_
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full rights to prosecute it claim for the total debtdue under paragraph 1 (less payments made)
4 This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to thebenefit of the parties, their successors, assigns andpersonal representatives
Signed under seal this _ day of _, 19_
1 The Company presently owes the Creditor the sum of
$_, said sum being presently due and payable
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forbearance, the Company agrees to pay said debt on
extended terms in the manner following:
_
3 In the event the Company fails to make any paymentspunctually on the agreed extended terms, the Creditorshall have full rights to proceed for the collection
of the entire balance then remaining
4 This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to thebenefit of the parties, their successors, assigns andpersonal representatives
Signed under seal this _ day of _, 19_
_
Creditor
_
Company
Trang 26Amendment to Lease
AMENDMENT TO LEASE
FOR GOOD CONSIDERATION, _ (Landlord), and _ (Tenant),
under a certain lease agreement between them for premisesknown as _, dated _, 19_ hereby modify and amend said lease in
the following particulars: (Describe modified terms)
_
All other terms shall remain as contained
Signed under seal this _ day of _, 19_
Landlord
Tenant
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Announcement of Additional Location
( Name of Company )
is pleased to announce
the addition of a new location for your convenience
Our address is:
appreciate it if you would bring this announcement to theattention of your accounts payable department and directthem accordingly
Thank you for being one of our valued customers We
appreciate your cooperation in this matter
Trang 28Announcement of Catalog Price Reductions
Dear
This is my favorite kind of letter How many letters have
I had to write over the years advising you of a price
increase? Why, you ask, am I so happy? Read on
This is to advise you that, for a limited period of time,
we are reducing prices on certain items in our catalog.Take a moment to review the enclosed catalog I have
circled in red ink the items that are temporarily reduced.What an opportunity!
Please take advantage of these prices If you wish to
order large quantities, or stagger shipments, give me acall and we will try to work out mutually acceptable
terms and conditions
In any event, get your order in, as these prices are only
in effect until (date)
I do enjoy writing this type of letter Thank you in
advance for your order
Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, 33715 The telephone numberfor this new location is (813) 555-5428
Our Manufacturing Division will remain at 2550 Santa FeAvenue, in St Petersburg
Trang 29I have enclosed our most recent brochure on roboticequipment for your review I hope you find it
interesting
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of your accounting department
36.
Announcement of Clearance Sale
( Name of Company )
is pleased to announce our
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE
Offering 50% Off On All Summer Merchandise
Including Designer Fashions
commencing on August 1, 1986
We Hope To See You !
37.
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Dear
There has been a change in our delivery service policy
which we would like to bring to your attention
We have always provided free delivery for any orders
placed with the (firm) , regardless of the
size of the order Due to the increase in the price of
fuel, we must now limit this free delivery service to
any orders over $ , not including the purchase of
cigarettes We regret the necessity of imposing this
restriction
We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for being
one of our most valued customers
38.
Announcement of New Area Representative
Dear
It is my great pleasure to advise you that (name of new
sales representative) will now be representing our firm
in your area
(name of individual) has been handling our accounts in
(locale) for some time and is extremely knowledgeable inthe field of (specify)
Your new representative is scheduled to visit your office on(date)
39.
Announcement of New Area Representative Visit
Dear
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representative for your area (name of rep)
has been with our firm for quite some time and is
extremely experienced in all aspects of our production.(name of rep) will be coming to (name of city)
on (date) and will be calling on you in the
morning if that doesn't conflict with your schedule
If there is any problem with that date, please let usknow
Trang 33Announcement of New Business Opening
Gentlemen:
This is to inform you that The ( Name of Company )
is now open and is located at 4500 4th Avenue North,
St Petersburg, Florida
Our store offers a complete and diverse line of computersoftware packages for both personal and business
application Since we do not represent any individual
computer hardware manufacturer, the products that we
carry are compatible with many systems We are thereforeable to offer to our customers a wide range of excellentsoftware packages Enclosed, for your review, is a
partial list of the items we currently have available
We hope that you will come and visit us soon
previously with (name of previous salon) in
(city) and we feel privileged that he has chosen
to work with (shop name)
We would like to take this opportunity to inform you ofanother change that has taken place in our salon Now, ifyou make an appointment to have more than one treatmentdone on the same day, we are offering a discount For
example, if you are having your hair done and also having
us apply sculptured nails, the cost for your nail
application will be $25.00 instead of $30.00 The discountfor a manicure or pedicure is $2.00 off our regular price
Trang 34We felt you would want to hear about this and are hoping tosee you in the near future.
Trang 35the customer's account At the time of our service call wewill expect payment in full of any unpaid balance due us.
2 There will be a sur-charge on accounts falling more than
30 days behind
While I am sorry that we must go to such extremes as thoseoutlined above, I am afraid that there is no alternative.Our company policy is, and always has been, to provide thebest service available to our customers We can only
continue to do this with our customer's cooperation
If there are any questions regarding our new policy, pleasegive me a call
43.
Announcement of New Shipment Arrival
Dear
Trang 36Our new shipment from England has been unloaded,
delivered, dusted, and is now ready for your review
We really found some marvelous pieces and when I tell
you that our container was jammed full, believe me,
it was full
We welcome you to come, browse, buy if you like and
join us in a cup of espresso We know you won't be
sorry! See you soon
44.
Announcement of Partnership Buyout
Dear
This is to inform you that I have purchased all of the
interest of my former partner, (name) , and that
he is no longer associated with the firm of (name of firm)
Our business will continue to provide the same high qualityproducts and service on which we have built our reputationand this internal change will in no way effect our companypolicy or manner of conducting business
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for thecourtesies you have shown us in the past, and hope that youwill let us continue to serve your business in a way that
is mutually beneficial and profitable to us both
45.
Announcement of Price Increase
Dear
Due to the increase in raw material costs, we must
unfortunately raise the cost of our merchandise to you
We have avoided raising our prices for as long as
possible, but we can no longer prolong the inevitable
Trang 37We have enclosed our new price list for your review whichgoes into effect on (date) Any orders placed between
now and (date of increase) will be honored at the lowerprices
We wish to thank you for your valued account and know thatyou will understand the necessity for this price increase
Trang 38Announcement of Price Reduction
Dear
Rarely do we have the opportunity to inform our customers
of such good news The legislature's tariff ruling whichwas handed down on May 15th, 1986, has made it possiblefor our company to reduce our list price for Egyptiancotton Effective as of June 1, 1986, all full ordersreceived for six week delivery will be billed as follows:STOCK OLD PRICE NEW PRICE
#0134 $57.00 $51.30
#0135 $53.00 $47.70
#0136 $49.00 $44.10
We are very pleased to be able to pass this savings
directly on to you These prices do not include the
additional 2 per cent discount that is offered to ourcustomers who pay within the 10 day discount period
47.
Announcement of Special Discount Offer
Dear
This is to announce our 10% Special Discount Offer that
we are making on all orders for the following items forthe month of (month) only:
_
_
This 10% discount is available on any order set for
delivery from (date) through (date) ,
and is our way of saying thank you for being such a
valued customer
Trang 39We hope you will take advantage of this offer and willsend us your purchase order today We will look forward
to hearing from you
Trang 40Your purchase order clearly stated 30 cases The shipment
of 60 cases was our error Meanwhile, there are two
options available at this time; you can keep the
additional merchandise and we will bill you thirty daysfrom now, or we will arrange to have it picked up at yourloading dock and issue a credit to you Please let meknow of your preference
We will do everything in our power to ensure that thistype of error does not occur again Thank you for yourunderstanding If I can be of any assistance in any way,please do not hesitate to call on me
49.
Apology After Cancellation of Order
Dear
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of (date)
in which you set forth your reasons for canceling yourpurchase order #
I am very sorry about the misunderstanding that led tothis cancellation and have taken the matter up with
management in order to ensure that a problem of this
nature does not occur again
As one of our valued customers, your satisfaction is one
of our primary concerns Please accept our apology