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Title:
Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, October 31, 1889: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Funder:
Funding by the Institute of Museum of Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.
Transcription Information:
Text transcribed by: Barbara Post
Images scanned by: Digital Production Center
Text encoded by: Katherine M. Wisser
Transcription Edition:
Edition: First edition,
Date: 2006
Publication Information:
Publisher: Duke University Libraries
Date: 2006
Availability: ©This work is the property of the Duke University Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.
Source Information:
Title: Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, October 31, 1889
Author: Thomas D. Wright
Date: 18891031
Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Note:
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Evangelicalism -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Dead
Class: Correspondence
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Jones, Sam P., 1847 - 1906
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Birmingham (Ala.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Evangelicalism -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Dead
Correspondence
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Jones, Sam P., 1847 - 1906
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Durham (N.C.)
Birmingham (Ala.)

a full number of hands at work all the time - we are working about 40 hands now. We have had some right nice orders since you were here. I suppose it will require about three weeks to do the work we have on hand now. We get some few orders nearly every day but majority of them are small. I wrote Charlie Makepeace as pr. request. He answered me very promptly and seemed glad to hear from me. Said he had a very pleasant call from you &c. Sam Jones had quite a large croud (Correction: crowd) while here. I suppose not less than 6000 heard him at each service while here had very good meeting but not quite so good as last year. Old man Tilly had been after me right heavy and I could'nt (Correction: couldn't) do a thing with him, as I had no money. I finally got

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