An unblocked format of a business letter is analyzed to examine whether it follows the format and guidelines given.

1. KHAIRUNNADIAH & LEW WENG YEW
ANALYSIS OF AN UNBLOCKED FORMAT OF BUSINESS LETTER
Mr. Connie Have
Attorney-at-Law
450 Third Street
Baltimore, Maryland 23488
December 23, 2013
Mr. Scott Hermsworth
Executive Director
License Commission
110 First Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21200
Dear Mr. Hermsworth,
This is a request under the Maryland Public Information Act,
Title 4 of the General Provisions of the Maryland Code. I am
making this request on behalf of my client, Wanda Know. In
this capacity, I wish to inspect all records in your custody and
control pertaining to the following:
A. The denial by the Commission of the license or permit to
Wanda Know which occurred on December 1, 2013; and
B. Any studies, statistics, reports, recommendations, or other
records that treat in any fashion the Commission's actions,
practices, or procedures concerning the granting or denial of
licenses or permits during the last three fiscal years.
If all or any part of this request is denied, I request that I be
provided with a written statement of the grounds for the denial. If
you determine that some portions of the requested records are
exempted from disclosure, please provide me with the portions that
can be disclosed.
The first line of the paragraph is
indented a few spaces
Indented two thirds of the way
across the page.
Writer’s address, date, recipient’s
name and salutation are included
NO SUBJECT
CLEAR, CONCISE&
CONVINCING
The writer tells the
purpose of the letter being
sent and made it clear that
he’s writing on behalf of
his client and list (bulleted
forms) the information he’ll
need to look over
COURTEOUS
The writer
exhibits courtesy
and politeness
when requesting
NO
HEADLETTER

2. KHAIRUNNADIAH & LEW WENG YEW
Please advise me as to the cost, if any, for inspecting the
records described above. I anticipate that I will want copies of
some or all of the records sought. If you Maryland Public
Information Act Manual (13th ed., October 2014) Appendix A-2
have adopted a fee schedule for obtaining copies of records and
other rules or regulations implementing the Act, please send me a
copy.
I look forward to receiving disclosable records promptly and,
in any event, to a decision about all of the requested records within
30 days.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions
regarding this request, please telephone me at 666 011 899.
Sincerely,
Connie Have
Connie Have
Attorney-at-Law
cc: Evan Hand
Commission Attorney
LETTERHEAD X
DATE /
INSIDE ADDRESS /
SALUTATION /
BODY /
COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE /
SIGNATURE /
Closing, writer’s signature, typed
name and position of sender are
included
Carbon copy recipients (cc:) is
included
COURTEOUS
He displays good
manners and politeness
when he thanks the
recipient for the
cooperation and humbly
provides his contact
number for any further
inquiries
COMPLETE
The writer mentions
all the documents
he’ll be needing and
even provide contact
number to be
reached
CONVERSATIONAL
The use of personal
pronouns like I and
you are used
necessarily to imply
approachability