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Letter from thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, March 20, 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, March 20, 1889 Author: Thomas D. Wright Date: 18890320 Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Note: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Wright, Nannie Class: Wright, Mamie E., 1885-1889 Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century Class: Dead Class: Farmer's Alliance Class: Correspondence Class: T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901 Class: Durham (N.C.)
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Wright, Nannie Wright, Mamie E., 1885-1889 Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century Dead Farmer's Alliance Correspondence T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers Durham (N.C.) -- History Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901 Durham (N.C.) R. H. WRIGHT, Vice-Pres't. Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Co., Always give Postoffice and Shipping point.> Your esteemed letter of 2" inst. just recieved (Correction: received) and noted. Am glad to find you safely across the waters. We are getting things in right good shape at the mill now have filled some orders for shuttles and have several other orders under way that will be shipped in a few days. We also have an order for Bobbins that will be completed and shipped in a few days. We have a good many other orders to fill. Could get along better if we had plenty of dry timber. The mill is not self sustaining yet as we have had no returns from goods shipped yet. I hope the business will pay. But it requires a great deal of money to buy stock. Durham I think is looking up some. The old Reams ware house has been rented by the Alliance and is being run very successfully. I hav'nt (Correction: haven't) heard
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