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Title:
Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 9, 1888: 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, January 9, 1888
Author: Thomas D. Wright
Date: 18880109
Note: Thomas Wright has a gloomy outlook on tobacco sales and sees a grim future for his business. He ways to try a different approach but needs advice and cash from his brother, Richard Harvey Wright.
P: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Borrowing and lending -- 19th century
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Correspondence
Class: T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Richmond (Va.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Borrowing and lending -- 19th century
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Correspondence
T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Durham (N.C.)
Richmond (Va.)

I would rather split rails or go in a ditch and throw mud for my daily bread than to suffer the mental anguish that is preying upon me daily and hourly. You have no idea how it makes me feel to look such a short way in the future and see want staring me in the face, unless I get up and bestir myself. I wish you to act on what I have written as though it were a stranger. I thought perhaps it would strike you as you are investing largely in real estate in Durham. I enclose J. B. Warrens [sic] account for rent before and after his failure. Smith should have had a credit on the statement I sent you. I bot (Correction: bought). a lot of tierces [unit of measure for tobacco] from him and he insisted they should go toward his rent. I will give you T. D. W. & Co. ck (Expanded: check). for the amt (Expanded: amount), which will make it all right. Will give you the amt (Expanded: amount) next time I write.

Yours very truly &c.

Thos. D. Wright

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