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Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 4

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Letterbook consisting of copies of internal and external letters sent by the head office of Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Snow Hill, January 1900 - August 1900.

Topics covered in this letterbook include the day-to-day running of the business, with detailed correspondence with the Burroughs Wellcome productions site in Dartford and also the branch in Sydney. Internal correspondence covers such administrative details as terms of employment and recruitment.

There is also correspondence with Burroughs Wellcome's Travelling Salesmen and pharmacutical companies which BW&Co acted as agents for; such letters include discussion on such topics as sales techniques, the opening of new markets, the threat from rival companies and BW&Co products over which complaints have arisen.

This letterbook also includes a good deal of correspondence concerning supplies of Burroughs Wellcome medicines to the British Army during the Boer War - each Medical Officer in the Imperial Yeomanry, being supplied with, a 'Tabloid' medicine case and a 'Soloid' Antiseptic case. It also contains correspondence between Henry Wellcome and the Home Office, relating to the Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories being registered under the 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act.

The letterbook also illustrates the close scrutiny - and immediate action - Henry Wellcome and Burroughs Wellcome & Co gave to any perceived breach of their trade marks, in particular of their 'Tabloid' products. Such correspondence encompasses lawyers, travelling salesmen and the companies concerned.

The letterbook also shows the links between Burroughs Wellcome & Co and the newly established Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories and the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories.

The letters to Henry Wellcome himself - written to him whilst he was on holiday - are detailed and offer a good summary of the range of issues in the rest of the volume.

1000 pages used. Index as follows:



AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY (The Editor) 118 
Mrs ANDERSON-MORSKEAD 137 
ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (Director General) 211 
W A J ARCHIBALD, Cambridge Appointments Association 639, 674, 702 
J A ATKINSON, Cairo 889

Arthur BAINTON (Provincial Store Chemists Ltd) 64, 175, 352 
W Fletcher BARRETT 399 
T G BAYNES 35 
R & J BECK Limited 31 
G P BLANCHFLOWER, Traveller 254, 399, 401, 508 
BOLTON & Co. 236, 237 
BROMPTON HOSPITAL, Res: Med: Off: 552 
J F BURNETT, Traveller, 86, 98, 163, 243, 509, 533, 600, 698, 762, 772 
Thomas BURNS 474 
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co, Dartford 11, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 26, 28, 35, 47, 49, 51, 57, 60, 65, 70, 75, 81, 82, 95, 99, 101, 103, 108, 113, 114, 115, 120, 122, 124, 126, 130, 131, 135, 136, 139, 140, 146, 150, 155, 156, 157, 160, 162, 163, 164, 171, 173, 181, 186, 196, 197, 202, 204, 205, 206, 209, 212, 218, 219, 222, 223, 225, 231, 238, 239, 240, 245, 249, 251, 255, 256, 257, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 271, 283, 292, 296, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 321, 322, 325, 329, 339, 341, 344, 345, 349, 353, 355, 357, 360, 367, 368, 369, 371, 372, 377, 380, 387, 388, 389, 390, 398, 400, 402, 406, 411, 413, 421, 422, 431, 432, 437, 443, 449, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 460, 461, 463, 464, 465, 482, 489, 492, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 507, 509, 511, 513, 514, 523, 524, 526, 527, 529, 530, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 551, 556, 557, 562, 565, 567, 570, 571, 587, 593, 594, 595, 597, 599, 604, 608, 618, 619, 633, 634, 635, 638, 640, 642, 652, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 666, 669, 677, 686, 689, 690, 691, 693, 694, 695, 701, 704, 707, 708, 710, 711, 712, 716, 719, 721, 723, 724, 727, 729, 730, 731, 732, 738, 739, 740, 761, 765, 767, 769, 770, 774, 778, 781, 786, 788, 790, 794, 795, 802, 803, 804, 806, 808, 810, 814, 823, 824, 826, 827, 828, 838, 839, 844, 853, 860, 862, 863, 864, 868, 871, 876, 879, 888, 891, 899, 902, 904, 907, 908, 914, 915, 925, 926, 938, 941, 966, 976, 977, 981, 983, 990, 992, 995, 996 
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co., Sydney 8, 10, 11, 43, 44, 45, 46, 107, 109, 125, 154, 180, 182, 214, 250, 253, 289, 291, 327, 499, 541, 550, 683, 713, 714, 743, 747, 787, 812, 857, 858, 911, 953, 954, 955, 956, 958, 962, 985 
BUTLER'S MIDLAND DRUG STORES 104

CAMBRIDGE APPOINTMENTS ASS: (W A J ARCHIBOLD) 639, 674, 702 
Frank CAPON 503, 585, 622, 632 
Miss E CARPENTER 768 
CHAVE AND JACKSON 486 
Mrs CHILD 449 
CITY OF GLASGOW LIFE ASSURANCE CO. (SEC) 493 
W Inglis CLARK 643 
Mr CLARK 768, 768 
R W CLUTTON 572, 612 
COMMITTEE OF THE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY 2 
Dr CONNSTEIN 672 
CONSUL GENERAL, Cairo 450 
G J COOMBA 98 
COOPER AND STERN LTD 498 
CORDER AND HAYCRAFT 759 
Dr CORTIS 468 
A COX, M R C S 323, 621 
CRESCO-FYLMA CO. LTD. 275 
E H CROGAN Surgeon, Cape Town 751 
F CURRY, Traveller 558, 601, 603, 727, 740, 744, 834, 837, 837

DAILY CHRONICLE 871 
DAILY GRAPHIC 871 
DAILY MAIL 871 
DAILY NEWS 871 
DAILY TELEGRAPH 871 
R DANIEL 84 
G H S DANIELL, Dorsetshire Yeomanry 216 
DAVIS AND SOPER 946 
J L DAVY (Tetley and Co.) 78, 96,198, 207, 237, 277, 317,458, 560, 671, 715, 764, 896, 995 
Lionel DEELE c/o Daily Telegraph 451 
DELACRE AND CO., Brussels 89, 167,416 
DIRECTOR, (British Automatic Supply Syndicate) 756 
DIRECTOR GENERAL, Army Medical Dept 211 (on Charles Percival Felvus, the BW&Co representative for South Africa, obtaining a permit to visit the frontline of the Boer War, to inspect BW&Co medicines in British Army hospitals) 
DIXON, ELKIN AND DIXON 147, 203, 262, 282, 283, 296, 301, 325, 340, 379, 388, 408, 412, 423, 433, 447, 483, 487, 488, 491, 501, 512, 525, 555, 565a, 574, 618, 630, 653, 654, 659, 660, 693, 705, 735, 776, 802a, 811, 815, 845, 851, 861, 876, 878, 887, 901, 902, 935, 936, 951, 959, 963, 968, 979, 987 
Dr W E C DIXON 620 
Dr W DOWSON, Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories, 22, 33, 79, 101, 203, 246, 248, 259, 293, 381, 425, 529, 538, 576, 667, 668, 810, 825, 922, 923, 924, 952 
B M DOWTON 733 
JW DRYDALE 696, 982 
Surgeon Major H R DUFF, 2nd Canadian Contingent, S. Africa 394 (on supplying to each Medical Officer in the Imperial Yeomanry, BW&Co products (namely, a 'Tabloid' medicine case and a 'Soloid' Antiseptic case)) 
R Craig DUNN, Imperial Yeomanry 189 
Dr SMITHSON DUNN, Australian Contingent 679 
A V DYER 624

B A ELKIN 262, 282, 283, 296, 301, 388, 408, 412, 423, 433, 447, 487, 488, 935, 951 
EDITOR, The, Amateur Photography 118 
EDITOR, The Star 29 
MR D EDMUNDS 785 
ELKINGTON & CO 753 
EVANS, GADD & CO 85

S W FAIRCHILD 484 
FAIRCHILD, BROS & FOSTER 112, 185, 780 
J A & H E FARNFIELD 223 
Charles Percival FELVUS, BW&Co Traveller, South Africa (most of the following letters concern BW&Co supplies to the British Army during the Boer War) 153, 260, 494 (detailed letter on sales), 548 (BW&Co criticising Felvus's sales), 644, 726, 809, 855, 856, 885 (terminating Felvus's contract), 895 
Surgeon FENWICK, New Zealand, 2nd Contingent 473 
FERRIS & CO 528, 553, 602, 918 
MAJOR T A FIASCHI 475 
L F FINN 68 
Surgeon Major E FISNET 393 
A Chune FLETCHER 256, 331, 611, 657, 682, 865, 922, 924, 939, 998 
George FORDHAM 592, 707 
George FOX, Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation 952, 960 
A FRENCH 581 
A L FRY, Imperial Yeomanry 213

THE GARDENER, Wellcome Club & Institute 457 
GENERAL POST OFFICE (The Secretary) 333, 621 
DR D GENESE 491, 676 
S A GIBSON, Edinburgh 30 
R D GILLMAN (see Wiltshire Advertiser) 986 
GLOBE
Captain T A GREEN 469 
GUY'S HOSPITAL (The Superintendent) 268, 269

Surg Capt F A HADLEY 166 
A H Jeston HAINES 699 
Alfred HARBURN 48 
Dr G A HARDMAN 534, 535 
A Wellesley HARRIS 831 
J H HARRIS (Traveller) 
A HARTILL 59 
HAUSSKNECHT & FELS (Berlin) 105 
Adalbert F HAY (Pretoria) 
HAYELL, WATSON & VINEY 118 
J C HIBBERT 721 
HICKS, DAVIS & HUNT 18, 57, 919 
A T HILL (Dartford) 20, 207, 307, 328, 337, 375, 407, 505, 575, 617, 640, 720, 758, 760, 779, 782, 793, 822, 823, 834, 845, 863, 877, 879, 899, 905, 931, 981, 991, 995 
W J M HODGES 231 
George HODSON 890 
W Stanley HOLLIS (Delagoa Bay) 361, 755 
E M HOLMES 246 
HOME SECRETARY OF STATE 972 (letter from Henry Wellcome petitioning on behalf of the Wellcome Physiological Laboratories to be registered under the Vivesection Acts) 
Surg Major HONMAN (South Africa) 395 
Surg Capt HOPKINSON (Imperial Yeomanry) 364 
Dr HORSFALL 470 
W F HOUTON 900, 932 
C B HOWSE MB 217 
Dr HOWSE 480 
J W HULL (Traveller) 99, 151, 664, 682, 728, 746, 966

IMPERIAL YEOMANRY (Committee) 2 
H W INCE 732

Messrs Benno JAFFE & DARMSTAEDTER (BW&Co acted as an agent for their 'Lanoline' products) 42, 119, 145, 241, 274, 284, 334, 336, 358, 359, 366, 481a, 516, 662, 773, 784, 818, 829, 850, 867, 886, 892, 898, 900a, 943, 944, 949, 973 
JAHNCKE LTD 940, 964 
Frederick JAMES 584 
Dr S C JAMIESON 472 
J G JEFFCOATS 839 
Mrs Lucy E JENNINGS 821 
Dr F D JERMYN (2nd South Australian Contingent) 681 
Lieut Col H J JERVIS 777 
J E JEWELL 200 
J W JOHNSTON 651, 745

Surg Capt KEENAN (South Africa) 391 
KELTIE PRODUCTS LTD 490 
Messrs M KEMPNER & A PINNER (Berlin) 847 
M KRIS (Vienna) 731a

Miss M MARTIN LEAKE 622, 753 
Dr R R LEEPER 832 
LEWIS & BURROWS LTD 273, 965 
Professor LIEBREICH 673, 737 
Mr W LINCOLNE 338 
Surg Capt LINDLEY 
Robert LINDSEY 920 
LINKENHEIL & CO (Berlin) (Agent selling BW&Co products in Germany) 32, 83, 129, 138, 141, 152, 184, 195, 201, 208, 220, 272, 278, 280, 310, 335, 370, 373, 403, 481c, 481d, 641, 766, 783, 801, 820, 833, 848, 872, 894, 903, 937, 947, 948, 987 
Mr A LIVESEY 171 
E Eyre LLOYD 771 
E LOEWE (Linkenheil & Co) 833 
T H B LONG 290, 326, 382, 741, 742, 859 
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON 66 
H H LOUNDS (Imperial Yeomanry, South Africa) 190 
J L LOVELAND 456

J W Y MACALISTER 97 
Dr MacCORMACK 479 
Mr F MacGILLIVRAY 700 
Lord Viscount MAITLAND 378 
Horace MANDERS FRCS 50 
Messrs MARKBY STEWART & CO 122, 481, 506, 909 
Surg Capt MARTIN (Imperial Yeomanry) 405 
Lieut T W MARTIN 467 
Messrs MAW, SON & THOMPSON 21 
W McBRIDE (Traveller) 314, 337, 342, 365, 489, 642, 675, 893, 967 
C McCREARY 637 
Lawrence McLAREN 505, 539 
Surg Maj McWILLIAMS (South Africa) 396 
MEDICAL OFFICER (Imperial Yeomanry) 385 
MEDICAL OFFICER (Queensland Contingent) 477 
MEDICAL OFFICER (New Zealand, 5th Contingent) 647 
MEDICAL OFFICER (New Zealand, 3rd Contingent) 648 
MEDICAL OFFICER (New Zealand, 4th Contingent) 649 
G H MIDDLETON 51 
C D MOFFATT (Jamaica) 613, 997 
MORNING POST 871 
J FLETCHER MOULTON 930 
DR G J MURIEL 767

W J NAISMITH (Ayrshire Yeomanry) 215 
NEEDHAMS LTD 117 
NEWTON & CO 761

PALL MALL GAZETTE 871 
W PARKES 685 
PEARSON LTD 629 
G E PEARSON (Traveller) 1, 136, 176, 346, 603, 666, 669, 805, 854 (Power of Attorney), 884, 910, 916 (comparison of Anti-diptheria serum (Wellcome) with the Jenner Institute's Diphtheria Anititoxin Serum), 993 (concerning C P Felvus, recently employed, BW&Co Traveller, South Africa), 994 
D PERCIVAL (Imperial Yeomanry) 191 
Capt H E PERKINS 471 
H J V PHILPOTT 933, 974 
PLASMON SYNDICATE LTD 692 
J C POLDON 913a 
Surg Capt S A POWELL 573 
Dr F B POWER (Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories) 168, 928 
PROFESSIONAL & TRADE PAPERS LTD 927, 984 
PROVINCIAL STORE CHEMISTS LTD (Arthur Bainton) 64, 175, 352 
Surg Capt M PURCELL (Cape Town) 752

QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT (Medical Officer) 477

RAFFO DALMAZZO & CO (BW&Co Agent in Italy) 224, 517, 561, 736, 799, 969, 970, 971 
E W RAVEN 258, 452, 461, 508, 664, 665, 982 
M REAUX (Paris) 816 
Maj J REENAN (Cape Town) 748 
A REMINGTON 199 
RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICER, BROMPTON HOSPITAL 552 
Surg Capt Hay REYNOLDS (Imperial Yeomanry) 363 
ROBERTS & CO (Paris) 661 
D Alex ROBERTSON (Nagpur, India) 697 
F A ROGERS (Traveller) 174, 346, 623, 836 
W G ROGERS (Cape Town) 749 
Capt R E ROTH 466 
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION 952, 960 
W Sidney RUSSELL 867a

Charles SAMMONS 179 
J SERRAVALLO (Trieste) 531 
Surg Capt E T SHORLAND 165 
Dr Scot SKIRVING 478 
SLATER BROS 315 
Lewis A SMART 103, 158, 306, 374, 493, 607, 677, 678, 796, 807 
W SMART (Edinburgh) 577 
C SMITH MB (Imperial Yeomanry) 187 
Rev Percy SMITH (Dartford) 4 
THE STAR (Editor) 29 
Surg Capt J M Y Stewart (South Africa) 397 
SURGEON GENERAL US ARMY 442 

W E TAYLOR (Traveller) 5, 82, 261, 540, 568, 584, 616, 631, 665 
J TETLEY & CO (J L Davy) 78, 96, 198, 207, 237, 277, 314, 458, 560, 896 
THE REV J S THIRTLE 367 
F J W THOMPSON, Dartford 782 
W J THOMPSON 651 
SIR WILLIAM THOMSON 39 
J C THRESH, Chelmsford 485 
THOMAS TICKLE 734, 771 
DR TOLL, South Australian Contingent 650 
JOSEPH TURNER & CO 58, 69, 134, 169, 320, 329, 440, 457, 605, 606, 703, 722, 817, 921

ULSTER CHEMISTS LTD 670 
US ARMY (Surgeon General) 442

DR THOMAS WALCOT 414 
W B WARNSLEY 159 
Pelham WARREN, Shanghai 73 
C C WELD 866 
H S WELLCOME 4, 6 (on C P Felvus, BW&Co Traveller Salesman in South Africa; instructions), 12 (contents of BW&Co medicine chests given to the British Army in the Boer War), 16, 23, 34, 36, 40, 52, 54, 56, 61 (supplies to the British Amry in the Boer War; advertising Wyeth Beef Juice and Kepler Malt for Influenza cases), 63, 67 (on a Centaur design for BW&Co serums), 71 (design of cases for the BW&Co stand at the Paris Exhibition), 76 (on Kepler Malt for Influenza cases), 80, 88 (on Dr F B Power investigating Strophanthus Seeds at the Wellcome Chemical Research Laboratories), 92 (on the design of 'Soloid' Antiseptic cases), 94, 100, 102, 111, 116, 127 (dealings with Linkenhil & Co), 132, 139a, 142, 148, 149, 161, 170, 172, 177, 183 (on Wellcome petitioning the Home Office to have the Physiological Laboratories registered under the Vivesection Acts), 192, 193, 226, 228, 232, 233, 234, 242, 244, 247, 252, 270 (dealings with Linkenhil & Co), 276, 281, 286, 294, 297, 298, 299, 308, 343, 347, 250, 254, 355a, 362a, 409, 415, 417, 420, 424, 426, 428, 430, 434, 441, 445, 510, 521, 537, 543, 545, 547, 554, 563, 564, 566, 574a, 586, 588, 591, 598, 609, 615, 869 (dealings with Raffo Dalmazzo & Giongo), 874 (relating to Trademarks), 883
 
WELLCOME CLUB & INSTITUTE 123 
WEST HAM HOSPITAL 961 
Surgeon Captain WHYTE, Imperial Yeomanry 404 
Surgeon Major G W WILSON, S. Africa 392 
H N WILSON, Imperial Yeomanry 188 
H R WILKINSON 599 
G J WILDING 791 
COL W D E WILLIAMS 476 
WILTSHIRE ADVERTISER (see Gillman) 986 
D WINTERFLOOD 3 
JOHN WYETH & BROS, Philadelphia 27, 330, 356, 376, 596, 706, 881, 897

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