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Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, January 16, 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 16, 1888 Author: Thomas D. Wright Date: 18880116 Note: Thomas Wright tells his brother, Richard Harvey Wright, about his firm's difficulties selling tobacco products. Edward J. Parrish has announced he will have an opening sale of tobacco plants in a week. P: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Parrish, Edward James, 1846 -1920 Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century 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.) Class: Richmond (Va.)
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Parrish, Edward James, 1846 -1920 Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century 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.) Richmond (Va.) T. D. WRIGHT & CO. Leaf Tobacco Brokers ORDERS SOLICITED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. I went over to Richmond last Tuesday night and returned last of week. I called on a great many manufacturers. But failed to procure an order from any of them. But I trust I paved the way to do business with some of them in the future. All who were buying on this market were reppresented (Correction: represented) by men who had been buying for them for some little time, and they did not feel disposed to change, as their men had given satisfaction, and others said they were stocked with tobacco and even not buying atall (Correction: at all), while some others claim they can do better on the Richmond market. All hands seemed to be afraid to buy only as they needed it. Several
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