From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Explaining a confusion over funds used for purchasing tickets and the subsequent cancellation of an invoice.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\5\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 26th June 1939 | |
| Handwritten at top: WAB FILE 1245 To "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}" Derby Showrooms Sr/VfI7/MLG.26.6.39 Dear "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}", Referring to your RmIO/R.22.6.39, there has been a confusion in this matter which can very easily be explained. The money for your tickets was sent us from Levallois cash department to the George V office to purchase these tickets but was not employed for this purpose as you paid for them yourself. However, the chit asking for this money mentioned the fact that it was to purchase airplane tickets for yourself and friend. The money thus obtained was afterwards employed to obtain plane tickets for Punt and myself but "Vf" who was looking after this matter failed to advise the cash department that the money was employed for this latter purpose and not for the original. We are immediately putting matters right and the invoice Nº4322 will be cancelled immediately. Ever so sorry this unfortunate error occured. Yours sincerely, Handwritten note left: Can you give me the names of the party that you are bringing over? Handwritten note right: Please return this memo. Handwritten note bottom right: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/k.{Mr Kilner} 29/6/39 | ||