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Title:
Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, November 19, 1886: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Wright, Thomas D.
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, November 19, 1886
Author: Thomas D. Wright
Date: 18861119
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: Cozart, Mr.
Class: Fire
Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers
Class: Correspondence
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Durham (N.C.)
Class: Church Street (Durham, N.C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Cozart, Mr.
Fire
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
T. D. Wright and Company, leaf tobacco brokers
Correspondence
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Durham (N.C.)
Church Street (Durham, N.C.)

be invested only 60 days. But he will not go into that, unless the money is furnished to buy the new. Smokers that will cut brand can be bot. for 4 1/2 to 5 ct, contract is for 7 cts. We have had a very distructive (Correction: destructive) fire here. Burned the entire block from Mangum street to Church back to Methodist church. Church came very near burning. I expected or some time the fire would reach us every body around us moved out. You never saw such a reck (Correction: wreck) in all your life. Let me hear from you

Yours &c

Thos. D. Wright

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