Was this a veiled begging letter?
My grandfather, who was a millionaire, often received begging letters from charitable organizations.
Her government has sent begging letters to America, the EU, China and Japan, as well as Russia.
He wrote begging letters by the score, sometimes groveling without shame, at others loftily offering his intended benefactor the privilege of contributing to his support, and being mortally offended if the recipient declined the honor.
