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Browse Collection › LC Subject Heading › 13 records found where LC Subject Heading is T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 24, 1889 Thomas D. Wright updates his brother, Richard Harvey Wright, on Durham business news and the health of Mamie Richard's daughter. The child has just recovered from mumps.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 18, 1889 Thomas gives quick report of the Durham mill executives and their travels. He also reports that Richard's daughter Mamie (sometimes described as Little May) is recovering from mumps.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 16, 1888 Thomas Wright tells his brother, Richard Harvey Wright, about his inability to sell his firm's tobacco in the Richmond market. Thomas observes that Durham-grown tobacco costs 25% more than the tobacco offered by Richmond tobacco brokers.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, October 03, 1887 Thomas expresses concern for Richard's daughter, Little May, who is ill. He updates his brother on the work that Linthicum is doing to build a house for Richard Harvey Wright. He also notes that a new Building and Loan Association plans to build homes on property east of Alston Avenue.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, September 29, 1887 Thomas D. Wright acknowledges a letter from his brother, Richard Harvey Wright. Thomas notes that public concerns about frost damage on tobacco plants in North Carolina seem unwarranted. He believes this is the best crop of tobacco since the Civil War. He discusses real estate developments and the cost of land being sold by Tilly near Alston Avenue. Thomas closes with an update on the construction of Richard's new home.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, August 11, 1887 Thomas Wright highlights notable developments in the tobacco market; E. J. Parrish has announced his plans to rebuild his tobacco warehouse. Thomas also shares family news: Richard's daughter, Little May is improving. Thomas also comments on his own health.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, July 21, 1887 Thomas blends family and business news in this letter to his brother, Richard Harvey Wright. He has just shipped roughly 20,000 pounds of tobacco to one customer. He tells Richard that his daughter May is sick and expresses hope that she will feel well by fall. He describes his own daughter who had also been ill as plump and teething.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, November 19, 1886 Thomas Wright seeks advice from his brother, Richard Harvey Wright, on a business proposal offered by Thomas Cozart. Mr. Cozart wants to buy and deliver 10000 lbs of "old smokers," but lacks cash. Cozart offers the Wright Brothers half of the profits if they will contribute cash. Thomas mentions a fire that burnt an entire block between Mangum and Church streets and nearly reached the Methodist church.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 09, 1888 Thomas Wright has a gloomy outlook on his upcoming trip to Richmond in an effort to procure more tobacco. He thinks it's folly for a man to speculate in tobacco unless he has $25,000 in capital. He wants to try a different approach but needs advice and cash from his brother, Richard Harvey Wright. He asks Richard to consider helping him purchase land from Tilly.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, March 20, 1889 Thomas D. Wright updates his brother, Richard Harvey Wright, Vice-President of Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill, on business affairs. Thomas comments that the Farmer's Alliance rented the old Reams warehouse and states that there may be a shoe factory in Durham. Eugene Morehead, a banker from Durham, died in Savannah, Georgia.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, April 26, 1886 Thomas D. Wright describes an altercation and "fight" between two women and the public's response to Mr. Blackwell's sudden departure to Raleigh.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, February 07, 1887 Thomas shares family news. Nannie Wright will take Richard's daughter, Little May to visit with Annie Snow. Little May seems "bright and playful this morning." Thomas thanks his brother for sending medicines and notes that the current illness has left him confined to his bed. Thomas asks his brother for advice on purchasing real estate from Tilley.
	Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, December 6, 1887 In this letter to his brother Richard, Thomas Wright, proprietor of the tobacco brokerage T. D. Wright and Company, shares the challenges which he faces in the tobacco market. He also notes that Mrs. Stokes lost both of her conjoined twins after their birth.

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