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Title:
Letter from Lucy W. Bll to richard Harvey Wright, August 1885: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Ball, Lucy W.
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 Lucy W. Ball to Richard Harvey Wright, August 1885
Author: Lucy W. Ball
Date: 188508
Note: [description goes here]
P: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Watts, George, 1851-1921
Class: Wright, Mamie Exum, d. 1885
Class: Religion and sociology -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Dead
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Duke, Washington, 1820-1905
Class: Duke family
Class: Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Class: Ball, Lucy W.
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Greensboro (N.C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Watts, George, 1851-1921
Wright, Mamie Exum, d. 1885
Religion and sociology -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Dead
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Communication in the family -- Southern states -- History -- 19th century
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Duke, Washington, 1820-1905
Duke family
Diseases -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century
Ball, Lucy W.
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Durham (N.C.)
Greensboro (N.C.)

now & they are "sitting up" in my room talking. It's hard work to keep the children out so that they can do their courting. I hear them talking quite cheerily - (new pen) The day before, or perhaps the morning of the same day I received your last & extremely welcome favor, I felt so uneasy about you, that I took the privilege of writing as neat a little note as I could to Mr. Watts, & told him that as I had not heard from you since your last visit to Durham & as Nannie had also failed to write, I feared you were sick, as your were not well when I last saw you & could not help feeling uneasy as you were always so punctual in writing to me & asked him when he heard last - I did not let on to know that you had any trouble with his firm, I only added that I regretted to learn there was some misunderstanding between you & the old man duke & asked him if he could not act as peace-maker & prevent further trouble & thus bring down a blessing on his head, as life is too short to be wasted in unpleasant of feeling toward each other. He replied in this nice note which I enclose to you. Don't let him know I sent it, unless you feel like writing to him; per- haps it would be well to write him a friendly letter at my request & see if they will do right - I do dread for you a worry & possible loss in the law suit. Secure Watts in friendship. Now is your time - strike while the iron is hot, if the cost will not be too great & may God bless & direct you -

Fondly

Sis.
Tell the "little Queen" my cow has a little calf and I will have plenty of nice milk for her when she comes - Lots of love for you all - Write soon as you can
- Sis.

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