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Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 19

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Letterbook consisting of copies of internal and external letters sent by the head office of Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Snow Hill, November 1904 - June 1905.

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 branches in Sydney and Cape Town. Iinternal correspondence covers such administrative details as terms of employment and recruitment.

There is also correspondence with Burroughs Wellcome's Travelling Salesmen, 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. The letterbook also contains a circular to all British-based salesmen concerning the separation of the company from the Physiological Laboratories.

Also included is correspondence with the Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories.

For correspondence between BW&Co and Henry Wellcome during this period see: WF/E/03/01/22.

1000 pages used. Index as follows:

Charles M ALDER (re) 105, 106, 107, 115 
J A ATKINSON (Traveller) 132, 343 (on Atkinson's forthcoming trip to Greece), 509, 561, 648, 710 
APOLLINARIS CO (London) 149 
S S AMERSON (Kentucky) 439 
C S ASHTON (Brighton) 505 
R AYLWIN (re) Carpenter 623 
W ALLARD (Traveller) 687 
T ALBERIZZI 697, 698 
ALLEN & HANBURYS (Bethnal Green) 790

BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO (Dartford) 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 31, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50/2, 53/59, 62, 63, 64, 76, 77, 80/82, 83/86, 89/92, 95/99, 110, 113, 114, 119, 128, 130, 131, 134, 137, 142, 150, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160/165, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, 178, 181, 187, 190, 195, 197, 198, 204, 212, 214, 215, 218, 219, 226, 229/231, 233/236, 241, 242, 245/8, 255, 264, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 278, 279, 281, 284, 285, 288, 289, 290, 293, 294, 303, 304/306, 308/309, 312, 313, 316, 321, 322, 323, 324, 334, 335, 339, 341, 344, 345, 348, 350, 352, 359, 362, 363, 368, 373, 374, 376, 377, 381, 382, 386, 388, 391, 392, 394/396, 398, 399, 400, 403, 409/411, 412/414, 419, 420, 421, 429, 431, 433, 435, 445/8, 454, 455, 457, 458, 460, 463, 466, 473, 477, 480, 481, 492, 493, 499/501, 502, 503, 506/510, 511, 519, 528/530, 537/540, 542/544, 546, 549, 556/7, 558/9, 576, 577/578, 580, 581, 583, 584, 586/588, 590, 592, 593, 596, 597, 599, 600/2, 604, 614, 615, 620, 621, 624, 627, 633, 636, 637, 650/653, 657, 659, 662, 663/5, 667, 671, 672, 678, 681, 683, 685, 686, 692/95, 699, 701, 703, 705, 706, 708, 709, 711, 713, 715, 719/21, 729/730, 732, 733/36, 741, 742, 751, 754, 763, 770, 771, 772, 776/7, 780, 782, 785/788, 792, 796, 797, 800, 803, 804, 806, 812, 814, 816, 817, 818, 820, 828, 831, 832, 833, 834, 836, 837, 853, 854, 855, 860, 861, 862, 863/868, 869/874, 875, 877, 878, 880, 881, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 894/902, 904/906, 913/919, 921, 923/930, 932, 936, 944, 945, 947/949, 952/3, 956, 959/961, 963/964, 967, 968, 970, 971, 976, 978, 982, 983, 984, 988, 989, 990, 991, 993/995, 997, 999 
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO (Cape Town) 2, 3, 4, 34/9, 69/74, 139, 142, 182, 185, 186, 187, 206, 207, 257, 258, 297/901, 339/341, 378/380, 406/8, 442, 443, 496, 497, 522/527, 568/572, 574, 593/5, 639/646, 678/680, 684, 723/726, 766/768, 801, 802, 825, 826, 884/6, 888, 920, 938/941, 978 
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO (Sydney) 23/30, 32, 33, 65/68, 119/126, 133, 173/177, 201, 203, 252/254, 291/292, 325/333, 370/374, 404, 405, 436, 437, 487/492, 512/519, 562/6, 591, 628/630, 667/669, 682, 716, 718, 759/760, 792/5, 818, 819, 843/852, 882/884, 910/913, 933/4, 971/975 
A H BARNETT (Traveller) 19, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 950 
J A B BALL (Simla) 754, 956 
BROOKWELL (re) 78 
J F BURNETT (Traveller) 83, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company) 
W J BUSH & CO (Hackney) 100 
E J BRAY (London) 107 
G P BLANCHFLOWER (Traveller) 113, 265, 375, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company) 
John BLOCK & CO (Moscow) 115 
J R BARRETT (Leamington) 992 
BANK OF AUSTRALASIA (Sydney) 127, 289, 486, 592, 758, 932 
J BROWN (KODAK LTD) 146 
J BREMER-SCHLESINGER (London) 828 
BURGOYNE BURBIDGES & CO (London) 199 
J E BOWES (New South Wales) 250 
Dr John A BOUCK (London) 354 
J J BERNARD (Dublin) 367 
J BRADSHAW (East Finchley) 417 
Mr RITSON BENNELL (re) 425, 426, 427, 428, 430 
BOOTS DRUG STORES (Nottingham) 534
Alfred BLOM (Berlin) 547 
Henry Walsh BARTLETT (Oxford Street) 800, 990 
Henry Walsh BARTLETT (re) 663/7 
BREFFITT & CO (London) 757

F STANLEY CLARKE (Wellcome Club & Institute) 214 
H E COOPER (Traveller) 238, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 498, 750, 811 
W C CORBETT (Cork) 276 
CARGILLS LTD (Colombo, Ceylon) 295/296, 560 
CARGILLS LTD (Glasgow) 297 
COPESTAKE, CRAMPTON & CO (Bow Churchyard) 337 
C H R CHRISTIE (Traveller) (mostly on Christie's trip to Central America) 350, 397, 820, 839, 922, 966, 970 
R G H COLE (Sydney) 369 
Stephen COLERIDGE (London) 475 
CURLING WYMAN & CO (London) 520 
CHARING CROSS & STRAND ELECTRICITY CO 554 
C COMPERTZ (Rotterdam) 585 
J CLARKE (Brackley) 675 
William CLEMENTS (Burton-On-Trent) 476 
Dr J T CREERY (Coleraine) 748 (asking for a reference for Thomas Nevin) 
Michael G CORONI (Port Said) 808, 809, 810 
CADBURY BROS (London) 810 
CAPSULOID CO (London) 853 
CUNHA & CO (London) 903 
Carlo CAPELLI (Milan) 954

M DALMAZZO (Milan) 262, 263, 319, 320, 389, 390, 450, 451, 469, 470, 494, 495, 550, 551, 616/619, 689/91, 773, 774, 827, 954 
C DELACRE & CO (Brussels) 346, 347 
Surgeon-Major DARWIN 360 (Manchester) 
DIRECTOR GENERAL DE L'ADMINISTRATION DES SERVICES SANITAIRES (Cairo, Egypt) 635 
J W DRYSDALE & CO 679, 728 
DEUSTCHE DISMALT (Munich) 857, 858 
George G DIEKMAN (New York) 969 
DIXON & OLDHAM (London) 981

EVANS SON LESCHER & WEBB (Liverpool & London) 205, 739, 955, 998 
ELLIMAN & SONS (Slough) 307 
F J FOSTER ENGLISH (re) 415, 416, 417, 418 
EVENING NEWS (London) 876 (on the misuse of the trade mark 'Tabloid' in describing the products of a chemists in Calcutta)

FRAME FOOD CO (Southfields) 15 
FAIRCHILD BROS & FOSTER 216, 715, 957 
W B FALDING (London) 711 
FRÜHLING & G (London) 731 
Max FISCHER (Cairo) 753, 764, 924, 996 
G FORZANI (Genoa) 798, 799 
J S FRY & SONS (London) 808 
FROST, WARD & CO (London) 813 
Walter H FOX (Messina) 835

H B GARNETT (Bournemouth) 143 
GIONGO DALMAZZO & CO (Milan) 193, 194, 220, 221, 239, 240, 243, 244, 314, 315, 365, 366, 401, 402, 419, 452, 453, 467, 468, 552, 553, 758 
E C GEALES (London) 427 
GINNER & CO (Cannes) 674 
L GIUSSANNI (Milan) 737, 955 
Dr Carlo GIONGO (Milan) 773, 774 
H A GOODALL & CO (London) 830

A B HECTOR (Cape Town) 1, 75, 138, 139, 140, 183, 184, 208, 209, 259, 302, 381, 573, 575, 727, 765 
HINTON, HILL & COLES (London) 61 
Fred. C HART (re) 143, 144, 145, 146 
F C HART (Traveller) 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 709 
CROSSLEY HOLLAND (re) 151, 152, 153, 154 
F W CROSSLEY HOLLAND (Traveller) 388, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 688 
A J HILL (Dartford) 231, 336 
HILL & COLES (London) 267, 752 
J H HART (Glasgow) 355 
Capt. J HOUSTON (London) 623 
J M HILL (Traveller) 633 
J HERTZ (London) 649 
W HEMMINGS (Brackley) 673 
HARRISON & SCHEAK (London) 686 
F Edward HARRISON (re) 790, 791 
W H & F J HORNIMAN & CO (London) 809 
J W HUMPHREYS & SON (London) 840, 841, 842 

Dr H R IRVINE (Belfast) 747 (asking for a reference for Thomas Nevin) 
IMPERIAL OTTOMAN BANK, TURKEY 755

M KRIS (Vienna) (BW&Co agent in Austria) 68, 82, 116, 131, 156, 161, 172, 198, 215, 237, 256, 277, 303, 304, 392, 438, 444, 480, 581, 622, 660, 661, 869, 875, 904, 951 
D L KIRKPATRICK (Traveller) 166, 316 (on Thomas Nevin's work for Kirkpatrick), 424, 444, 461, 486, 626, 655, 743 (on Nevin being a travelling salesman for BW&Co in Canada), 796 
J KEENE (London Bridge) 426 
Wilhelm KATHE (Halle Saale, Germany) 432

T H B LONG (Traveller) 74, 200 (re Shanghai Dispensary), 382, 528, 682, 833, 962 
W B LORD (Wellcome Club & Institute) 90 
LANCET (London) 159 
LINKENHEIL & CO (Berlin) 256, 351, 440, 582, 666 
R E LORRAINE (Castle Douglas) 266 
Rev. J LEGGE (Buckhurst Hill) 416 
J DIX LEWIS (Hornsey Lane, N) 428 
LONDON & COUNTY BANKING CO (London) 504, 789 
L'UNION DES FABRICANTS (Paris) 541, 942, 958 
Dr J N LEAK (Plymouth) 546 
T W LOWTHER (Birmingham) 676 
Charles LEWES (Toronto) 749 
LONDON, CITY & MIDLAND BANK (London) 781 
LENNON LTD (London) 935

W MATTHEWS (Traveller) 60 (re Hazeline Snow in collapsible tubes), 345, 433, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 478 
T H MOORE (Cape Town) 855, 937 
C L MITCHELL (Philadelphia) 805, 965 
MARKBY STEWART & CO (London) 94, 129, 228, 232, 441, 656 
C & B MORTON (London) 980 
J MAY (Seven Kings) 105 
MONNOT-BARTHOLIN & CO (Paris) 945, 946, 985 
A P MANFREDI (Milan) 108, 117, 147, 148, 179, 180, 188, 189, 260, 261, 456, 598, 647 
George MATTHEWS (Clapham) 222 
LANGFORD MOORE (St. Bart's Hospital) 224 
R MacLURE (Madras) 318 
William MARTIN (St. George's Hospital) 338 
R M MOIR (Hampstead) 415 
KENRIC MURRAY (Cannon Street) 418 
THOMAS D MURPHY CO (London) 425 
F C MARRINGTON (Traveller) 435, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 580, 660, 783 (itinerary for forthcoming tour of Germany), 784, 823, 856, 890, 943, 986, 987, 988 
Thomas MORSON (London) 532 
John C MOORE (Ireland) 606 
W McBRIDE (Traveller) 631, 658, 763 
MARION & CO LTD (London) 634 
F W MACLEAN (Stockwell) 648 
MAW, SON & SONS (London) 740

Hon. Stephen Coleridge, NATIONAL ANTI-VIVSECTION SOCIETY 475 (forwarding letter to WPRL) 
Thomas NEVIN (re) 743/9 (letters of reference) 
S C NICHOLL (Belfast) 744 
NUGGET POLISH CO (London) 791 
F NEWBERY & SONS (London) 887

OCEAN ACCIDENT & GUARANTEE CORPORATION 49, 79, 93, 191, 286, 383, 384, 449, 479, 484, 521, 722

Mr PERKIN (Tamworth) 152 
Mr PRICE (Leamington) 153 
M S PEMBREY (Guy's Hospital) 280

ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE 43, 45, 54, 80, 101, 103, 104, 158, 167, 185, 191, 192, 211, 233, 275, 364, 394, 434, 472, 485, 579, 653, 655, 696, 700, 714, 723, 824, 836, 838, 856, 860, 878, 889, 928, 994 
A C ROOBER (Paris) 106 
Rev. Henry ROBINSON (York) 223 
F A ROGERS (Traveller) 249, 317, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 567 
C ROSS (Traveller) 342, 393, 409, 431, 471, 476, 578, 605, 707, 737, 775, 879, 895 
REILLY & CO (France) 349, 422, 482, 483 
J REID & CO (London) 385 
C V RADCLIFFE (Enfield) 531 
RAIMES CLARK & CO (Edinburgh) 533 
G A ROBERTSON (re) 531/536 
Alban E RAGG (Canada) 606 
ROYAL WATERLOO HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN 623 
P A ROGERS (Oxford Street) 677 
EUGENE RIMMEL LTD (London) 779 
C B ROBINSON (Bombay) 815

STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA 6, 210, 380, 568, 730, 982 
SAVORY & MOORE (London) 762 
SYFRET & CO (Cape Town) 40, 41, 182, 769, 821, 822, 979 
J COLLETT SMITH 87, 88, 135, 136, 608/614, 702/5, 893, 894, 907/909 
SMITH STANISTREET & CO (India) 977, 1000 
"SKETCH", THE (London) 135 
SAUNDERS & SHEPHERD (London) 144 
J C SMITH (Hatton Garden) 145 
F A SPEAR (Plymouth) 151 
STEELE & MARSH (Bath) 154 
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS 170, 213 
E B STAMP (Hampstead) 225 
John STAMPER (Penrith) 227 
W G STUCKEY (Traveller) 309, 310 (on trip to Belgium), 410, 437, 460, 493 
J E SIXSMITH (Traveller) 353, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 465, 473, 859 
SCOTT & CO (Paris) 423, 459 
F V De SENESCHAL (London) 430 
A E SMITH (Traveller) 511, 661, 859, 879 
W R STRAKER (Bristol) 577 
H W SCOBELL (Nice) 626 
STEINHARDT WALKER & CO (re) (Manchester) 731

W P THEAKSTON (Huntingdon) 78 
C de TREY & CO (London) 102 
G W TAYLOR (Traveller) 112, 311, 361, 464 (letter from BW&Co on the separation of the WPRL from the company), 829 
Edwin THOMPSON (re) 222, 223, 224, 225 
F J W THOMPSON (New York) 411, 582 
J M TEBBOT (Kettering) 536 
J R THOMSON & SONS (Constantinople) 670 
J R THOMSON & SONS (re) 755, 756

J C UMNEY 5

VEREINIGTE CHEMISCHE WERKE (Charlottenburg) 196, 501, 545, 625, 654, 707, 712, 738, 778, 807 
H H VREELAND (New York) 356, 358

WELLCOME PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (London) 6, 11, 162, 506, 529 (on a recent interview with the Brixton Free Press), 589, 603, 607, 638, 639, 700 
WELLCOME CLUB & INSTITUTE (Dartford) 90 
Dr A WALSH (Dublin) 745 
W WOOD (BURROUGHS WELLCOME & CO, Sydney) 251 
W WHITELEY LTD (London) 272, 287 
Edmund WETMORE (New York) 282 
W H WHILES (Ontario) 462, 607 
WRIGHT LAYMAN & UMNEY (London) 535 
Dr P P WHITCOMBE (London) 931

Alex YOUNG & CO (re) (London) 739, 740

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