Say I have the sentence below about papers I requested previously. (as I am
reminding somebody that I haven't received something)

> 先日{せんじつ}に頼{たの}んだ書類{しょるい}ですが・・・

Is there any way to make a sentence like this more polite (humbling)? Do the
below sentences make sense or is there a better way?

> 先日{せんじつ}にお頼{たの}みした書類{しょるい}ですが・・・
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> 先日{せんじつ}にお願{ねが}いした書類{しょるい}ですが・・・
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Polite way to ask about something that I previously requested
I would say "先日、お願いした書類ですが".

"お頼みした" sounds funny (to me.)
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I've noticed that natives are generally oblique in the beginning. Then, they
slowly become more specific. Hopefully, this is all you'd need to say.

> 「この前お願いしたものですが、...」

That obscures the impolite fact of how long you've been waiting. And, (in my
experience as a non-native speaker), initially saying exactly what you
requested feels abrupt and analogous to physically "pointing". As much as
possible, just let them figure out the situation for themselves.
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