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Dear Sir or Madam:
lt!ou"! ______ (name of company) !as #een a customer of ours, $e do not !a%e a sufficient enou"! relations!ip to feel comforta#le to %ouc! for t!em& 'e !a%e made ___ (num#er) of s!ipments to t!is company durin" t!e past ____ (num#er of years)& T!eir payments !a%e #een timely& T!e firm !as a "ood reputation $it!in t!e trade #ut $e do not !a%e any (no$led"e of t!eir credit standin"& ) re"ret t!at ) cannot "i%e you more complete information& *ours sincerely,