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Title:
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.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
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.)

kept an accurate account of the cost of a 1000 bobbins the other day and it footted (sic???) up $3.80. We recieved (Correction: received) for them $10.00 pr. No allowances however were made for oil wair (Correction: wear) and tare (Correction: tear) of machinery &c. But at the outside 15% should cover that. We have a detailed list of a good many other lots, which worked out about that way. I think the greatest trouble with the mill, in the past is not running with full capassity (Correction: capacity) - there is a quantity of machinery here and it cost a good deal to run it. And if there is not a sufficient number of hands to keep all the machinery going we are bound to run at a loss. But we have had small orders to contend with all the while and it has been impossible to keep

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