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Contains 145 Results:
Volume 16: Miscellaneous Papers, 1918-1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1918-1920
Letter from Algernon Mills to Scarbrough about meeting to discuss 'with you personally and alone the affairs of the Niger Co.:- The matter is urgent', 22 Jul 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 216-217
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
22 Jul 1920
Manuscript initialled note by Scarbrough on his interview with Glyns, clarifying the overdraft situation, 23 Jul 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 218
Company proposes a further £2 million share issue after publishing balance sheet in Oct.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
23 Jul 1920
Manuscript note in Scarbrough's hand on Leverhulme's suggestions and the old Board's counter-proposals for reconstructing the Company's Board, n.d. [Jul 1920]
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 219
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
n.d. [Jul 1920]
Cover note from Leverhulme to Scarbrough, with copy of a letter from the former to Brigadier-General A. Maxwell, General Manager of Glyns, 3 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 220-222
(fol. 222) Letter about clearing the Company's overdraft.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
3 Aug 1920
Letters exchanged between Scarbrough and Leverhulme, 4-5 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 223-225
About arrangements with Glyns and the reconstruction of the Board. (fol. 223) Scarbrough's own manuscript draft.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
4-5 Aug 1920
Manuscript initialled memorandum by Scarbrough of interview with Glyns, at which he stressed the difficulty for Leverhulme in paying off the overdraft of £1 million at short notice, 6 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 226
Also Glyns' adhered to their preference for this course as against the Company's proposed arrangements to pay off part through Barclays and later raise the rest upon a new issue. [For Scarbrough's manuscript notes on this and subsequent negotiations for the Sep Board Meeting; see MSS. Afr. s. 86, fol. 315.]
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
6 Aug 1920
Telegram from Leverhulme, Liverpool, to Scarbrough, arranging a meeting about the overdraft, in London, 7 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 227-228
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
7 Aug 1920
Manuscript note in Scarbrough's hand on interview with Leverhulme over Glyns' notice, 9 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 229
Leverhulme's statement that he could only pay on 14 Aug if he sold his Niger Company interest to an American House, a course regarded by Scarbrough as 'unthinkable'.
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
9 Aug 1920
Cover note from Leverhulme to Scarbrough, enclosing copy of the former's letter to Lawrence Currie of Glyns, mentioning his 'surprise' at being asked to pay at such short notice but promising to attempt it, 9 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 230-232
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
9 Aug 1920
Manuscript notes in Scarbrough's hand of morning and evening meetings with Leverhulme, 10 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 233-234
Comprises:
Leverhulme's scheme to raise £1/2 million each from three big banks
told Lloyds Bank of selling Niger interest to America and they propose instead that he bring in Sir Owen Philipps and Sir Percy Bates
Leverhulme to see Philipps and offer him Levers' ships, interest in Niger Co. and his other West African interests, if £1 1/2 million can be provided by 14...
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
10 Aug 1920
Manuscript note in Scarbrough's hand of discussion with Trigge on his position, 11 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 235
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
11 Aug 1920
Copy of letter from Leverhulme to Rand, acknowledging his letter giving the Board's assent to Knowles and Findlay attending meetings, but without voting power, 12 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 236
Leverhulme assumes they are to attend Executive Committee meetings and act with Trigge 'as if they were Directors'. [Copy to be enclosed with fols. 246-248].
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
12 Aug 1920
Letter from Leverhulme to Scarbrough about meeting; the Company payment to Glyns of £250,000 'will be helpful... in the future', 16 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 255
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
16 Aug 1920
Copy of 'Private' letter from Trigge to J. Sharrock, of Elder Dempster, asking for assistance to meet Elder's acceptances, 17 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fol. 256
Explains present difficulties and foresees better prospects (enclosed with fols. 281-284).
Extents: 1 leaf
Dates:
17 Aug 1920
Unsigned copy of Company letter [from Trigge?] to H.M. Inspector of Taxes, 18 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 257-280
About:
(fols. 257-258) taxation on amounts for 1918
(fols. 259-280) enclosed are copies of draft statements of Income Tax and Excess Profits Duty for that year (bearing a few manuscript additions [by Trigge?]).
Extents: 24 Leaves
Dates:
18 Aug 1920
Two letters from Trigge to Scarbrough, 12-21 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 281-286
Both about arrangements with Glyns and Goodenough of Barclays about the overdraft and further facilities; 'incumbent to watch every single payment to avoid trouble'. The first:
(fols. 256, 281-282) encloses copies of correspondence with Sharrock about financing bills falling due to Elders, and the latter's refusal
(fols. 283-284) the Insurance Companies' payments for the...
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates:
12-21 Aug 1920
Letter from Leverhulme to Scarbrough to enclose a blank Lever Brothers' form of Agreement in case of usefully amending the Company's form from it, 21 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 287-288
Lever's form bound fols. 364-365.
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
21 Aug 1920
Two telegrams from Trigge, Manchester, to Scarbrough, 25 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 289-291
About:
meeting in London
£300,000 paid up for fire insurance
Burutu labour troubles over currency shortage.
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
25 Aug 1920
Letter from Leverhulme [in hand of Secretary, 'K.M.', throughout] to Scarbrough about meeting to settle Trigge's Agreement, 30 Aug 1920
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 100, fols. 292-293
Extents: 2 Leaves
Dates:
30 Aug 1920