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Description: | carbon copy of a letter on very thin paper addressed to 'My dear Rudolfus (Rudolf Neufeld) and not signed; a reply in a series of exchanged letters discussing the button-making business at Albion Mews in the 1940s and other matters, it is an inclusion along with several other loose sheets inside the cover of order book 2002.26.560; the tone is friendly 'You are also not so good at figures - but never mind, the point is that I don't want to earn such a lot of money - but that I want to work less and to make pots - and I don't want to pay you more than 4 pence for one cleaned button - even if you are right that I can afford to pay you more - because if you are right and I shall find that out in practice - I can easily pay you more - but if you are wrong - I cannot pay you less - do you see this point? You can be sure that I don't want to get rich with your cheap labour'; Rie goes on to ask Neufeld to make some button moulds and press some buttons, regrets that she has so much to do that it would not be much good him coming up to London, a new girl starts on Mon 'no good - I believe'; remarks that things will seem brighter tomorrow and sends her love to all at the farm, thanks RN for invitation 'but please? Shall I have to help you to press and clean buttons?' | Subjects: | carbon copy correspondence letter Lucie Rie Archive | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Correspondent: Lucie Rie | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2204... | Go to resource |
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