Correspondence dated 3 October 1947

Summary

An item from the surviving correspondence of William John Sands.

Historical context

This item forms part of the surviving William John Sands correspondence and is dated 3 October 1947. It is preserved in the William John Sands Family Archive as evidence of Sands’s professional work and relationships. The accompanying transcript was produced by machine OCR and should be checked against the original scan before being treated as a definitive reading.

Catalogue description

Original correspondence scan imported from the Sands and Ferguson family archive. Source file: 19471003.pdf.

Machine transcript — unreviewed

October 3 = 197 J.x. Thompson Esqe, Messrs. Harry Ferguson (Motors) Ltd., Jonereall Square, belfast, N. Ireland Dear Joe, NEW PREMISES The more I think over this, the more I realise you ought to do a real job. Supposing you had no car or truck business whatever, and were seeking our Tractor Agency. You assuredly would not nropose to take us to a mean back street and make that the headquarters of the company. That is just the situation, and you should seek premises in accordance with the priceless asset of our Distributorship. WILLIE SANDS I think all money that went to him 1938 and onwards, until we started paying wim/fropfogentry, was paid through H.F.(M) Ltd... I woyvld ITY grateful to you if you could send me a list ff, : Sands per annum, including, and ngs started paying him here. until we Where the big bonuses these as bonuses. HF /MHW. P.S, Do hope you will be abj Stallard's uniform.