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Title:
Letter from Julian S. Carr to Richard Harvey Wright, August 6, 1890: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Carr, Julian Shakespeare, 1845-1924
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: Trudi Abel
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 Julian S. Carr to Richard Harvey Wright, August 6, 1890
Author: Julian S. Carr
Date: 18900806
Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Note:
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Real estate development -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Durham Smoking Tobacco
Class: Correspondence
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Carr, Julian Shakespeare, 1845-1924
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Lynchburg (Va.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Real estate development -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Durham Smoking Tobacco
Correspondence
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Carr, Julian Shakespeare, 1845-1924
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Durham (N.C.)
Lynchburg (Va.)

the hospital which we would donate to the town. At first blush this may sound "wild cat" to you, but it is all in the wood and it can brought out with the right sort of work and $15,000 cast, because the main capital, $300,000 and odd dollars, which belong to the various land companies will be bought and paid for by some one else and placed in our hands. We will only be at the expense of selling it, and on the basis I have in my mind of placing the property on the market, we will sell every dollar of it. I would like to confer with you on this matter. With continued assurances of high personal regards, I remain,

Yours, very truly,

J. S. Carr

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