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Original Washington D.C. correspondence letter from Orville and Wilbur Wright, signed and dated September 20, 1902, Kitty Hawk, addressed to Secretary Prof. Samuel P. Langley of Washington D.C. In a 2015 article, Smithsonian Archives notes,"Wilbur’s first letter to the Smithsonian, dated May 30, 1899, respectfully requests information about Smithsonian publications on aviation and the possibility of human flight, which must have attracted Secretary Langley’s notice. A correspondence developed between them as both parties worked to build the first successful flying machine". Includes two Certificates of Authenticity, along with Forensic Document Expert report.