Letter, 1943.

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Letter, 1943.

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Letter, 1943 May 8, Dayton, Ohio, from Orville Wright to Robert E. Troy, Montgomery, Ala. The letter discusses the Wright Company's training of the first American civilian pilots at Montgomery, Maxwell Field.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948

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Orville Wright was a pioneer aviator. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug 19, 1871. He was a son of Bishop Milton and Susan Catherine (Koerner) Wright. In 1903, with his brother Wilbur Wright, he devoted much of his time to Wright Brothers' flying machine. He died on January 30, 1948, in Dayon, Ohio....

Troy, Robert E.

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Wright Company

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This private bank was formed in 1760 by the Wright family, merchants that traded with the Baltic countries in commodities such as timber, iron and hemp. The family had extensive connections with Manchester, Stockport, Hull, Sheffield and other industrial centres in the Midlands and north. Initially the bank traded as John & Ichabod Wright. It was known as Ichabod & Ichabod Charles Wright from about 1830. In 1898 the bank was acquired by Capital & Counties Bank (est. 1877). ...