begging letter

British  

noun

1. a letter asking for money sent esp by a stranger to someone known to be rich

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Example Sentences

When Heyhoe Flint was searching for sponsorship for an unofficial tour of Jamaica, she sent a "begging letter" to Wolverhampton-born millionaire Charles Hayward.

From BBC

While Christian Jones responded by urging the restaurant to "bar the scruffs" for the "begging letter to a small business so millionaires can have a free dinner".

From BBC

Each time she arrived in a new city, she would have to write a “begging letter” to the nearest observatory asking for work.

From Washington Post

“It was all sort of gradual. It went from one begging letter a month to 400.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the past, this might have been a begging letter from an ex returned to them unopened.

From The Guardian