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Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912) to Hart O. Berg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01536 Author/Creator: Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912) Place Written: Dayton, Ohio Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 March 1910 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28 x 22 cm. Order a Copy

Comments that he hopes to be in New York before Mr. Peartree leaves. Discusses aircraft engines and mentions the new German motors that give five horsepower more than the French. Asks if he has received a statement of account that was supposed to have been sent. Written on printed stationery of the Wright Brothers, with several penciled notes by recipient or a secretary.

Berg was an aeronautical pioneer and the Wright brothers' agent in Europe.

Wilbur, Wright, 1867-1912
Berg, Hart O., 1865-1941

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