Travelling Letter Book

Letters written by Henry Wellcome while abroad (notebook).

c. 100 pages used - however several pages were torn out including: 13-18, 37-45, 61-62, 66-69, 80

1-19 from Hotel de la Ville, Milan Dec 1901
20-22 from Hotel de France, Nice, Dec 1901 -Jan 1902
23- from Grand Hotel [Jamoris] Jan-Mar 1902

BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co.
3 re. label for 'All Glass Aseptic [sic] Hypod Syringe'.
10-11 enc. Italian legal books; re Raffo, Delmazza & Co; also to send case of antiques
12-19 enc. Tabloid medicine case; also Raffo, Delmazza & Co Kepler order. [nb13-18 torn out]
20 re. Riviera Traveller; Dr. Gringo, Florence;
23-28 re. Burroughs Wellcome & Co wine for Australia; improvements for medicine cases needed - complaints; exhibitions re medicine cases in Cape Town p.27, London & Cowes 28.
29-34 re. Burroughs Wellcome & Co South African office in Cape Town - Raven Hector - premises to be chosen and fixtures & fittings to be sent out, need for secrecy (telegram codes); p.32 torn on right side;
35-36 re. labels - type and paper to be the same, reliance on text alone.
48 re. Mr Hector going to South Africa.
49-53 re. 'Mr JS Atkinson Egypt etc', JSA needed 'caoching' re his reports on his travels and visits with medics, concerned about delay to route, mentions Max Fischer.
54-60 re. sales of chemicals, efforts by travellers, refers to specific countries and clients e.g.in India, 57 - sell trial sets as a loss leader.
63 re. Mr Hill's suggestion re. printing of labels.
64 re. printing of labels for large runs - Kepler, Hazeline etc - improve quality and cost.
65 re separation of WCRL and Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories to be consistent - rules of WC&I to reflect this in wording for members.
72 re. Mr Long, Burroughs Wellcome & Co Traveller - his route from India to China.
73 re. price of branded chemicals
74-77 re. Burroughs Wellcome & Co in Australia, Mr Pearson to increase his staff of travellers there, also re. Waterloo Mills.
81-82 aluminium specimen medicine cases from Milan
83-84 re. emergency African stocks; diary covers - a substitute for leather to decrease costs; secrecy of works in Sydney, New York and the African Depot.
85 requested Burroughs Wellcome & Co products - Kepler, Tabloid, Beef Juice, Saxin; also repaired purse.
86 re Price Lists, details from Mr Hicks, possible increase in prices.
87-88 re. South African prices and discounts - need to cover costs.
89 re. competition in South Africa; Mr Raven needed to improve his reports; order error.
90 re Mr Atkinson's trip (route and costs).

Thomas COOK, Marseilles
79 re. exchange of French money.

Dr DOWSON
1- 2 19 Dec 1901, re. Dowson's report, health, guinea pigs, Suprarenal.

Mr HICKS
4-9 re. conflicting contract between Mr Loewe and Linkerheil & Co and prospects for German Burroughs Wellcome & Co business.

Mr J [HUSON]
78 to engange a room at Hotel Russell for Henry Wellcome's cousins, seats for the coronation, house for Wellcome's return.

RAFFO, DELMAZZA & CO
70 re. shipping of cases to England.

Mr SUDLOW
21-22 Private: re. Scotch Soloid Case and how 'Dr MCG' stored the case.
47 re. management letter #1347 and Mr Hector to be based South Africa or Australia.
91-99 mainly personal comments, asks for S's opinion of what the main Burroughs Wellcome & Co issues were; re Mr Weld's letter; 96 'our relations are not those of the ordinary employer and employed' [p.99 slightly faded and blurred].

'Dear Sir' 46 [to a Burroughs Wellcome & Co Traveller?] re. letter posted via Thomas Cook Genoa, re. route to take in Europe and which Burroughs Wellcome & Co business contacts to meet.

'Dear Sir' 71 description of cases used by Dr Griongo in Florence and Mr Delmasso in Rome.

Dec 1901 - Mar 1902

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