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BUSINESS LETTERS

A. INFORMATION LETTERS
1. Confirmation Letter
2. Instruction Letter
3. Reference Letter
4. Transmittal Letter

B. PERSUASIVE LETTERS
1. Request Letter
2. Proposals Letter
3. Sales Letter
INFORMATION LETTER
  A letter that entails about knowledge. It contains facts
or details about a subject.
CONFIRMATION LETTER
 A confirmation letter is a correspondence sent to
confirm details, like oral agreements, appointments,
and job interviews. The letter can also confirm a
reservation, a response to an invitation, receipt of a
various items or services, or travel arrangements.
Confirmation letters are brief and can be easily written
by following a simple format.
INSTRUCTION LETTER
 A letter of instruction is any letter written giving another party
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an order or guidance with something. This can very in


formality, but examples include a boss passing an employee a
memo to complete a task, sending your bank a letter
instructing them to carry out a transaction, or even a letter of
“final instruction” associated with a will.)
REFERENCE LETTER
A letter of recommendation or recommendation letter, also
known as a letter of reference, reference letter or
simply reference, is a document in which the writer assesses
the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person
being recommended in terms of that individual's ability to
perform a particular task or function. Letters of
recommendation are typically related to employment (such a
letter may also be called an employment reference or job
reference.)
TRANSMITTAL LETTER
Transmittal Letter is a business letter and is formatted
accordingly, it should include the recipient's address, sender's
address, distribution list, a salutation and closing. It typically
includes why it should receive the reader's consideration, and
what the reader should do with it. The transmittal letter
provides the recipient with a specific context in which to place
the larger document or certificate and simultaneously gives
the sender a permanent record of having sent the material.
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PERSUASIVE LETTER
REQUEST LETTER
Request Letter is a letter which is written when you
need certain information, permission, favour, service
or any other matter which requires a polite and
humble request. 
A requesting letter is written for various purposes,
these purposes can be related to:
 Meeting
 Holiday
 Banking purposes
 Jobs
PROPOSALS LETTER

A proposal is usually solicited or unsolicited –


meaning, that the purchasing company is either
actively seeking proposals that meet a specific
need or is reacting to an offer, often from a sales
person, to consider a proposal.
SALES LETTER
A form of direct mail in which an advertiser
sends a letter to a potential customer.
A sales letter is a piece of direct mail which is
designed to persuade the reader to purchase a
particular product or service in the absence of a 
salesman. It has been defined as "A form of direct
mail in which an advertiser sends a letter to a
potential customer\

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