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 to The British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd. clarifying a misunderstanding over order numbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\1\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 30th April 1937 | |
| 1155 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/BJ. Experimental Dept. 30th April, 1937. The British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., RUGBY. For the attention of R.J.Chapman Esq. Dear Sir, Your ref: Industrial Sales GET/469419. With reference to your letter of the 29th instant, answering our letter ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}14/AP. of 28th instant, we think there must be a mistake. Our letter of 28th inst. does not refer to our order No.40053, but to a quite separate order No.40212, which was sent to you on the 29th. Will you please look into this matter and let us know whether the position is quite clear, and when you will be able to deliver the blanks to our order No.40212. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED. | ||