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Letter from Richard Harvey Wright to D. B. Strouse, April 29, 1889: Electronic Edition. Author: Strouse, D. B. 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 Richard Harvey Wright to D. B. Strouse, April 29, 1889 Author: Richard Harvey Wright Date: 18890429 Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Note: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Class: Egypt -- Description and travel -- 19th century Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Class: Bonsack Machine Company Class: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Class: Tobacco industry -- Egypt -- 19th century Class: Correspondence Class: Manuk, E. J. Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History Class: Strouse, D. B. Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Class: Egypt Class: Durham (N.C.) Class: Lynchburg (Va.)
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Egypt -- Description and travel -- 19th century Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County Bonsack Machine Company Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century Tobacco industry -- Egypt -- 19th century Correspondence Manuk, E. J. Durham (N.C.) -- History Strouse, D. B. Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929 Egypt Durham (N.C.) Lynchburg (Va.) I have concluded a contract with E. J. Manuk of Cairo for all Egypt and Malta for the use of the Bonsack Machines, he paying 20c per M cigarettes and finding his own operator and paying all other charges and expense, we netting 20c per M. I undertake to furnish him an operator whose salary will not exceed $60.00 per month and if we have to pay more than that, we have to pay the excess. This only for a few months to train local operators. He is to pay $100.00 towards the passage of the operator. I am enroute for the Cape of Good Hope and gave him your name so that if he requires an operator soon he could write you, as it would be so long before he can reach me. Should he order an operator, send him by the Italian Line on a through ticket to Alexandria. He can then proceed by rail from Alexandria to Cairo. W. O. Smith & Co. will secure tickets, etc. for him. The operatives scared out all the manufacturers and broke off all negotiations looking to a sale of the monopoly or a part thereof, and our manufacturer who entered into a contract and had a machine put in his place ready for work, backed out under threats from his operatives. If you can have tubes made to make the large oval cigarettes and reduce the lap to half what it is at present, I think Egypt can be made a good field for us. Manuk is worth $100,000.00 or over and is a
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