“Follow up” Letters of Introduction giving Additional information Dear Kaul, In the next day or so you will receive a telephone call from Baldev Raj. He is a very good friend of mine : and as he is planning to be in Mumbai for month or more, I gave him a letter of introduction to you. I’m writing this note so that you’ll, know who Baldev Raj is when he calls....

References and Letters of Introduction Letters about people – introductions and references- present problems of delicacy, tact, and sometimes legal considerations. The letter of introduction serves to bring together people you are sure will find pleasure or profit in each other’s company. Such a letter is never lightly requested nor casually written. Unless you know both parties well and are sure that they have mutually  compatible interests and personalities, it is...