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Title	Milton Wright Letter to His Parents
Subject	Religion in Ohio Daily Life Bishops Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Place	Dayton (Ohio) Montgomery County (Ohio)
Description	This one-page, 6" x 8" (15.24 cm x 20.32 cm) letter was written by Milton Wright, father of aviators Wilbur and Orville Wright. As a bishop in the United Brethren Church, Wright traveled extensively. This letter was written to his parents before his marriage to Susan Koerner in 1859. Born November 17, 1828, in Rush County, Indiana and largely self-educated, he joined the White River Conference of the United Brethren Church in 1853. In 1856 he was sent as missionary to Oregon, and the next year became principal of Sublimity College, Oregon, where he remained for two years, then returned to Indiana. There he taught in the public schools, and served as a circuit preacher and presiding elder. For one year he taught theology at Hartsville College, and in 1869 was elected editor of the Religious Telescope, the church paper, published in Dayton, Ohio. After serving eight years as editor, he was elected bishop in 1877, served until 1881, was re-elected in 1885, and finally retired from active church service in 1905. He was vigorously involved in a dispute over secret societies that split the United Brethren Church in 1889. Bishop Wright retired in 1905 and lived together with his sons, Orville and Wilbur, and his daughter, Katharine. He died at Orville's Oakwood home the age of 88 on April 3, 1917. This letter is part of Wright State University's Wright Brothers Collection of approximately 6000 items, including over 200 technical books, journals, and pamphlets accumulated by the Wright Brothers, over 500 items related to their research, business, and legal endeavors, more than 1,000 genealogical items gathered by Bishop Milton Wright and Orville Wright, nearly 3,600 photographs, and over 700 items representing awards and other memorabilia. A finding aid is available online.
Creator	Wright, Milton, 1828-1917
Date of Original	June 30, 1857
Collection	Wright Brothers Collection http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/wright_brothers (for more information on the Wright Brothers Collection)
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) MS 1, Box 8, File 9
Submitting Institution	Wright State University
Type	Text; 06/30/1857
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om112_666023_009
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
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Image Height	650
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Full Text	Dayton June 30th 1857 Dear Father & Mother I arrived safe in Dayton last Saturday. We have made preparation to start to New York tomorrow morning 7 Oclock. We expect to go by Pitsburg & Philadelphia. The ship is to sail from New York on the 5th of July. My health is good. I scarcely realize that I am going so far away and through such new scenes. I shall have your prayers I hope around the family altar. I do not wish to be forgotten by Parents brothers and sister but hope that you will give me over into the hand of God for safe keeping and neither be uneasy about me nor repine at my absence. This is a Christian pos- sibility. I called at Swayneys hotel and John Vancleves room but found neither of them although I called at John's twice. Adieu! Father and Mother Milton Wright

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