To: John Smith, Supervisor
From: George Chen, Accounting Department
Date: March 11, 2001
Subject: Casual Leave of Absence
John, I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from March 23 to 27. Yesterday I received a letter from my parents, who are both over 70, telling me that a big flood took place at my home village, causing serious damage to my house. As th..