Clifton, Allen J., fl. 1865 to his mother

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GLC05802.01
GLC#
GLC05802.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 5, 1865
Author/Creator
Clifton, Allen J., fl. 1865
Title
to his mother
Place Written
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Explains that he thinks she is not getting some of his letters and vice versa because he moves around a lot. States that he will not advise relatives to come out to the oil region because he is not sure he would be able to get them jobs, as they go very fast. If they come of their own accord, he will try to help them but he does not want to be blamed if they cannot find work. Describes how the men get along in the oil region. Mentions a man named Adam Eckert from home who is running a tobacco store here. Gives love to all at home. Advises her to address his letters to him at Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania.

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