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Title:
Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, April 29, 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, April 29, 1889
Author: Thomas D. Wright
Date: 18890429
Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Note:
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Class: Correspondence
Class: Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Class: Durham (N.C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Correspondence
Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Durham (N.C.)

Credited by shuttles shipped $213.02. You can take difference and see how this work stands. These debits include the amts these a/c. were charged with when the books were opened. The most of these debits are for stock, which is good for a handsome profit to ship and sell to other factories in rough. In other words the most of our running capital is in stock. I think by the middle of summer the mill will begin to pay as the timber will begin to get dry by that time and we can work to much better advantage. I will write to you and try to made a full report of this mill when we get in the new superintendant (Correction: superintendent) and I learn your next address.

Guess Nannie has given you all the news about May &c. so I will cease for this time. I am fully persuaded there is money in this business. But it is different from tobacco manufacturing or most any other mfg. business. You cant buy stock and go right to work on it or you will give unsatisfactory work and braik (Correction: break) down your reputation &c.

Hoping to hear from you soon and that you will have a happy prosperous and safe trip and speedy return to your native land.

I am yours &c.

Thos. D. Wright

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