A selection of Jack Barclay typed correspondence and documents,

Goodwood Festival of Speed|11 July 2025, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

A selection of Jack Barclay typed correspondence and documents,

including three typed legal documents for the 1922 'Barclay & Wyse' dealership partnership agreement, signed 'John Donald Barclay' and 'Robert Leslie C.Wyse', the subsequent 1927 dissolution agreement (unsigned), and eventual 1927 termination document, signed by Wyse, for the Great Portland St motor retailer; a framed Rolls-Royce Ltd. letterhead to Barclay, dated 29th January 1935, congratulating him for the highest turnover for Rolls-Royce cars during 1934, achieved at the George St showroom; various 1939 typed unsigned letters from Jack Barclay and employees of Jack Barclay Ltd pertaining to concerns and staffing issues relating to the impending war in Europe; and other 1960 typed correspondence to and from Jack Barclay including three letterheads from Rolls-Royce Ltd. pertaining to various matters; offered together with three 9" x 12" photographs of the George St. Jack Barclay Ltd dealership, believed late 1920s.
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