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- GLC#
- GLC05802.02-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- November 13, 1865
- Author/Creator
- Clifton, Allen J., fl. 1865
- Title
- to his mother
- Place Written
- Petroleum Centre, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 3 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.8 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Mentions that it just snowed but that previously the weather had been pleasant for awhile. States that the water pipes to the refineries froze and busted. Advises that crude oil is worth $7 a barrel. Mentions that the area is just being developed and a few wells have been built. Informs that he will bring some crude oil to help her with her rheumatism.
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