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Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, October 31, 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, October 31, 1889 Author: Thomas D. Wright Date: 18891031 Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Note: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Evangelicalism -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Class: Dead Class: Correspondence Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Class: Jones, Sam P., 1847 - 1906 Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901 Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Birmingham (Ala.)
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Evangelicalism -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century Dead Correspondence Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Jones, Sam P., 1847 - 1906 Durham (N.C.) -- History Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901 Durham (N.C.) Birmingham (Ala.) W. O. NEWTON, Sup't. ESTABLISHED 1884. SUCCESSORS DURHAM BOBBIN & SHUTTLE MILLS COMPLETE LINE WOODEN SUPPLIES FOR COTTON & WOOLEN MILLS OUR MILLS ARE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH MOST MODERN MACHINERY. WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL GUARANTEED. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.> Nannie recieved (Correction: received) your letter written at sea and mailed at Birmingham We were much pleased to learn of your safe passage and pleasant voyage I was fearful that you would have a rough trip as we had some very blowy weather about the time you were crossing We have done the best months (Correction: month's) work this month - since factory started, shipped $1720.17 worth of work, yet that is not more than we ought to do it seems to me every week. But I hope we will soon be on better footing. Could have done more this month - but had some little worry about getting tools made and was compel (Correction: compelled) to wait a while on some of the orders for timber to dry, as we were short on a certain line of stock for spuder (???) bobbins. We
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