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Title:
Letter from Robert I. Rogers to Richard Harvey Wright, May 23, 1889: Electronic Edition.
Author:
Rogers, Robert I.
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 Robert I. Rogers to Richard Harvey Wright, May 23, 1889
Author:
Date: 18890523
Note: Richard Harvey Wright Papers, 1870-1952, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Note:
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Class: Correspondence
Class: Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Class: Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Class: Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century
Class: Durham Land and Security Company
Class: Debt
Class: Durham (N.C.) -- History
Class: Rogers, Robert I., b. 1854
Class: Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Class: Durham (N.C.)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Correspondence
Cotton gins and ginning -- North Carolina -- 19th century
Business enterprises -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- 19th century
Durham Land and Security Company
Debt
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Rogers, Robert I., b. 1854
Wright, Richard Harvey, 1851-1929
Durham (N.C.)

to pay rents. His father come up & bought the entire stock and carried them to Wilmington, (???) made his father prepaid creditor & it took all to pay him. Eugene Morehead & Co. lost $300. by him. I hope to rent the store in a few days at $50.00 per month. The merchantdise (Correction: merchandise) business is at a low "eb (Correction: ebb)" here now, rents have fallen very much. If there is not a good crop made this year, "the thing will be slung," I am afraid. Crops are good in this section so far. We hope to start some new enterprises here soon. When will you return? Write me often & long letters. Guess you want to see your "girl" - Don't you? Come home in August & stay. Locate in Durham & build that "cotton factory" - Exum is about decided to go to Chatanoga (Correction: Chattanooga), Tenn. Wish you would write him and get him out of the notion. Fuller says tell you to keep him here if you can. Exum says if you would build a cotton factory & give him a situation that would pay something he would stay & put $10,000 Dollars in it with you, and then he might get married. Please write him & try & get him not to go to Tenn. until you return & if you expect to go in to the cotton factory business, try & get him to go in to it with you. I think he is a little sick of the "law." With best wishes for your success & a speady (Correction: speedy) return to your old home - Durham, I am,

your friend

R. I. Rogers

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