Wright Brothers / Orville Wright Cash-Disbursement Ledger, 1909–1928
A substantial manuscript cash-disbursement ledger associated with the Wright brothers and Orville Wright, spanning 1909–1928 and containing approximately 150 pages of entries.
The pages record everyday expenditures and cash accounting iincluding postage stamps, streetcar fares, express and freight charges, subscriptions, and shop-related expenses. Ruled columns preserve monetary amounts, balances, and payment notations, offering a detailed glimpse into the practical financial activity surrounding the Wrights’ lives and work.
Approximately twenty entries per page, an extensive record of several thousand transactions.
Condition is fragile and substantially worn. The front and end leaves exhibit pronounced toning, extensive edge tears and paper losses, creasing, and fragmentation, with some losses affecting the written record. The vast majority of entries nevertheless remain legible.
An intriguing early aviation-associated manuscript with potential value for research into the Wrights’ daily expenses, business activity, and personal financial history.
A substantial manuscript cash-disbursement ledger associated with the Wright brothers and Orville Wright, spanning 1909–1928 and containing approximately 150 pages of entries.
The pages record everyday expenditures and cash accounting iincluding postage stamps, streetcar fares, express and freight charges, subscriptions, and shop-related expenses. Ruled columns preserve monetary amounts, balances, and payment notations, offering a detailed glimpse into the practical financial activity surrounding the Wrights’ lives and work.
Approximately twenty entries per page, an extensive record of several thousand transactions.
Condition is fragile and substantially worn. The front and end leaves exhibit pronounced toning, extensive edge tears and paper losses, creasing, and fragmentation, with some losses affecting the written record. The vast majority of entries nevertheless remain legible.
An intriguing early aviation-associated manuscript with potential value for research into the Wrights’ daily expenses, business activity, and personal financial history.
