Olive Burroughs v. Henry Wellcome and Henry Wellcome v. Olive Burroughs

The file comprises the following documents:

8 March, 1895. Messrs Kemp Ford & Co to Henry Wellcome. Report on the accounts of Burroughs Wellcome & Co to determine "the amount payable to the Exectutors of your late partner Mr S M Burroughs under the terms of your Articles of Partnership of the 29th May 1885 and the Deed of Assignment of 30 th July 1886...."

24 April, 1895. Signed receipt for £3557.11.10, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

24 April, 1895. Signed receipt for £260, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs. Relating to "the Bill which the late Mr Burroughs held against Colonel Haskin." With small sheet of calculations (in pencil) attached.

30 April, 1895. Signed receipt for £6000, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

22 May, 1895. Signed receipt for £6000, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

7 August, 1895. Signed receipt for £11,000, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

14 September, 1895 (Writ issued). Statement of Claim. High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Mr Justice Kekewich. Between Olive Augusta Chase Burroughs (Plaintiff) and Henry Solomon Wellcome (Defendant). £33, 135. 6s. 7d, plus interest, is claimed. Printed document.

14 November, 1895. Signed receipt for £5,000, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

20 November, 1895. The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, Charles Stewart to Wellcome, concerning "the Senior Counsel to be employed."

29 November, 1895. Signed receipt for £5,000, by cheque, from Burroughs Wellcome & Co, for Olive Burroughs.

30 November, 1895. Defence and Counterclaim. High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Mr Justice Kekewich. Between Olive Augusta Chase Burroughs (Plaintiff) and Henry Solomon Wellcome (Defendant), and (by way of Counter-Claim) between Henry Solomon Wellcome (Plaintiff) and Olive Augusta Chase Burroughs and Stanley Burroughs (an infant under the age of 21 years) (Defendants). Printed document x 2 copies.

20 January, 1896. Opinion of Mr Sargant on Evidence. Copy (typescript).

23 January, 1896. Affidavit by Charles O Humphreys, in support of Summons for further and better Affidavit of Documents. Manuscript.

31 January, 1896 (date filed with High Court). Affidavit of Mrs O A C Burroughs as to Documents. Sworn 30 January, 1896. Various documents are listed. Manuscript.

[1896] Three Schedules (all typescript). "Schedule of written and signed instructions by the Partners to the Firm's Accountant as to dealing with special items in the Firm's Books"; "Regarding Valuation, Phoenix Mills, Dartford"; "Schedule of Reports regarding amounts payable to the Executors of the late S M Burroughs"

[1896]. "Mr Gardiner's observations in reply to the points raised by Mr Young." Typescript.

16 April, 1896. Memorandum of Agreement for the Settlement of the Action. "The Defendant to pay on 6th May 1896 to the Plaintiff £40,000 further on account of the amount payable by him for the Testator's interest in the Partnership property, and on payment of that sum the Plaintiff to consent to the Defendant obtaining from the Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company the Title Deeds relating to the Phoenix Mills at Dartford, and to deliver to the Defendant her key of the safe containing the said Deeds." Any further amount payable to be determined by the accountants of each party, who are "to meet and jointly decide" by 30 April. A schedule for payment by three equal instalments is noted, Plaintiff and Defendant to pay their own costs.

8 May, 1896. Opinion of Charles H Sargant. "The Defendant, if desirous of enforcing the compromise should in my opinion apply at once in the action for a stay of all further procedings upon the terms of the Agreement." Typescript.

[May 1896]. Notice of Motion. "Take notice that this Honourable Court will be moved before His Lordship Mr Justice Kekewich on Friday the 15th day of May 1896 ... that all further proceedings in this Action and Counterclaim may be stayed...."

21 May, 1896. Minutes of Order (upon the motion to stay proceedings). Manuscript.

4 November, 1896. Award of Frederick Whinney, Chartered Accountant. "I find and award that as the sum of £40,000 mentioned in the heretofore recited Order of the 21st day of May 1896 has not been paid there remains payable to the Plaintiff Olive Augusta Chase Burroughs by the Defendant Henry Solomon Wellcome the sum of £63,563-5-9 with interest from the 2nd day of November 1896 at such rate as may be determined...."

19 November, 1896. High Court of Justice. Signed receipt for £40,000, by cheque, from Henry Wellcome, for Olive Burroughs, "pursuant to the terms of the Order dated 21st May 1896."

6 December, 1897. High Court of Justice. Signed receipt for £24,905-13-8, by cheque, from Henry Wellcome, for Olive Burroughs, "pursuant to the Order made therein and dated the 24th June 1897."

27 April, 1899. Copy (typescript) of an Indenture between Olive Burroughs and Henry Wellcome. [10 sheets]

Typed extract from the Chemist & Druggist (28 October, 1905), p. 698. Notice of the death of Olive A Clive [sic] Burroughs, on 21 October, 1905, at Territet, Switzerland.

1895-1905

1 file

Copyright assigned to the Wellcome Trust