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Travelling Letter Book

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Letters written by Henry Wellcome while abroad (notebook).

101 pages in the volume. page 1-50, 51 torn out; 80, 84 -101 blank

50 from Union Mills Indiana 
52-63 from London 
64 from Funchal Madeira

[Burroughs Wellcome & Co - not indicated on letter] 64 coded letter, re gas engines and protection of trade marks - mentions Mr Warden.; 65 re. Kodak camera and film

BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co 
66 & 70 re. cables sent by Henry Wellcome; 66 re. diaries' lack of robustness. 
67 & 68 requested items to be sent to him at at Funchal. 
69 re. delayed letters. 
72 money to be sent to Gt Wellcome. 
73 re. travel arrangements. 
76 re. Mr Williams - possible rebuild of Dartford buildings [bottle wash, boiler house and xxx lab, widening of bottle shed]. 
81 Mr Fabien to pay money into Henry Wellcome's private account. 
82 HSW's mail to be forwarded to Thomas Cook Constantinople. 
83 re. return trip.

BURCOME [BW&CO] 71 & 79 copy cables. back cover copy cable about return trip.

SM BURROUGHS 
52-54 refused SMB's proposed loyalty bonus for Ernest Hart, also re Coffee Tabloids. 
55-58 refused SMB's propsed arrangement with Mr Martinez, also complained re SMB's agt with JL Loveland to act as exclusive agent in China - Henry Wellcome complained re SMB's lack of consultation on this and other matters, accused SMB of ignoring Wellcome's 'rights' in the company. 
61 re. Delmazzo agt. adn any agt. entered into with Mr De Giovani

Messrs [Mauni] Delmazzo & Co 5-60 re. agt. by SMB and Delmazzo which was not agreed by Henry Wellcome and was therefore worthless.

LAUNDRY LIST - for Hotel in Ramsgate

Messrs REID 74 ordered groceries [chickens, onions etc]; 78 enc. letters for English post ordered more groceries.

Mr SUDLOW [very faint impression 75 re. dealyed mail, due to bad weather, improved health, Porto Santo.

Messrs TB&F 50 re. parcel from Burroughs Wellcome & Co to fulfill order for Messrs Pitt & Scott - specimen medicine cases and belts.

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