ORVILLE WRIGHT - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/06/1945 - HFSID 279312
Sale Price $2,750.00
Reg. $3,250.00
ORVILLE WRIGHT
Orville Wright signed this document in 1945 to lease 135 acres of
farm and pastureland that he owned in Indiana. This document was signed three
years before Wright's death and offers a look into how he paid his bills late in
life.
Lease signed "Orville Wright" as Lessor. 2 pages,
8½x12¾, single-sided sheets, bound with two staples at top edge. Feb. 6,
1945. Wright signed this lease agreement to lease 135 acres of farm and
pastureland in "Township 23 North", Indiana [possibly Fowlerton] to Clayton W.
Dickerson of Jonesboro, Indiana. The lease's term was from March 1, 1945, to
Feb. 28, 1946. Dickerson leased the farm - which included improvements like an
orchard, garden lot and barn - for $6 per acre or a total of $810, paid in full
to Wright on Sept. 1, 1945. This lease also laid out Dickerson's
responsibilities. In short, he had to maintain the land and its buildings out of
his own pocket and pay one-half the cost for seed and fertilizer and for
threshing and hulling any crops, with Wright paying the other half. Wilbur
(1867-1912, born near Millville, Indiana) and Orville (1871-1948,
born in Dayton, Ohio) formed the Wright Cycle Company in 1892 and manufactured
bicycles. The brothers designed and built the first motor-powered airplane
and conducted its first successful flight on December 17, 1903 at Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina. The historic flight of the 12-horsepower biplane,
Flyer, covered 120 feet and lasted 12 seconds. The two are
credited with the first flight of a motorized, heavier-than-air vehicle.
Following his brother Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville became President of
the Wright Company and continued as a pioneer in the aviation industry.
Following Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville became President of the Wright Company
and continued as a pioneer in the aviation industry. During World War I
(1914-1918), he was a consultant to the Aviation Service of the Army Signal
Corps. Lightly toned, soiled stained and creased. Typewriting, but not
signature, is lightly smeared in places. Staples are rusted, with rust stains
near bottom edge of page 1. Folded three times and unfolded. Lightly torn on
right edge of page 2. Otherwise in fine condition.
Following an offer submission, users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer, or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to submitting an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.