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Title:
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.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
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.)

promised me their order in future when in want of certain grades. I saw our cutters, and dont [sic] think the samples do the tobacco justice by a good deal. The samples I have here are 50% better and I think I drew samples that would fairly reppresent (Correction: represent). However, Watkins or rather his clerk, said he thought we would get our price in 30 or 60 days. Tobacco is cheaper in Richmond than here. I noticed the market closely Wednesday and I feel sure it was at least 25% below Durham on new tobacco. I filled Pinkertons order while there and forwarded to him. Parrish has his opening sale tomorrow, Tuesday. Smith says he will better rent to 1st Jan., next Wednesday as they have failed to get all of their tobacco

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