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Title:
Letter from Thomas D. Wright to Richard Harvey Wright, April 29, 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, April 29, 1889
Author: Thomas D. 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: Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Class: Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Class: Correspondence
Class: Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Class: Durham (N.C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Mill Company
Correspondence
Watkins, Jacob Lawrence, b. 1850
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Wright, Thomas Davenport, 1854-1901
Durham (N.C.)

very encouraging letters from a great many of them. Some sending in orders and others promising to do so when in want. There has been no traveling for the business except a little trip Petty took -- of about two weeks. I think all the traveling necessary in this business is two or three trips during the year so as to meet the factory men and give them a little "taffy" occasionally. Thus far orders have been rather small ranging from 500 to 10000 spools or Bobbins and from 4 to 10 Doz. Shuttles. Angier put off such bad work on the factories through the south they seem to be a little cautious. But I think we will be able to reclaim confidence again. All the work we have sent out seems to have been highly satisfactory thus far. Our order book shows 8 or 10 unfilled orders for shuttles spools Bobbins &c. Dr. Watkins has'nt (Correction: hasn't) been out atall soliciting orders. There is no use that I can see as long as we are behind with the work. We have a good many voluntary orders and queries for prices. I will mention the Lynchburg order to the Dr. The Box department is a failure. We had a few sample Boxes made and submitted to Carr. And we failed to get those light enough. We are having some trouble with Newton the Superintendant (Correction: Superintendent). He will leave soon and for my part I am hartily (Correction: heartily) glad of it

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