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).
Letter concerning delayed expense payments, enclosing a money order and discussing the difficulty of obtaining French currency.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\1\ Scan001 | |
| Date | 8th May 1913 | |
| R.K. (100H) (P.P. R.P. 2143. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Handwritten: x775, 1677 Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Expenses. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cas Miss CASWELL Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y - VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} D31/EF8513 With reference to your letter to hand, No. 71, dated May 6th 1913, I regret to find that although I instructed for the amount of 18/8d to be remitted to you on April 23rd, it has not been sent. I am of course taking it up with the parties responsible for the delay. I enclose you herewith money order for £13.14.6, for the following.- On account of Travelling Expenses re Paris, requisitioned in your letter of May 6th. ... £10. 0. 0 I am sorry in this connection that we have no French money and cannot get it in Derby; but I have no doubt you will be able to get what you require on the boat. Your expenses a/c as per your sheet dated April 18th. ... 18. 8 Your expenses as per your sheet No. 69 dated April 26th. ... 1. 6.11 Your sheet No.70, dated May 6th... 1. 8.11 Please acknowledge receipt on the enclosed form. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||