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1860 December 2; 1861 January 1861 . James [Townsend?] and C. Moore 2 ALSs to Charles and G. Moore; New Haven, Connecticut, and Cottonwood Oil Wells, Pennsylvania.

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Abstract:
Written on Townsend City Savings Bank stationery, the letter discusses stocks in the Seneca Oil Company, the amount of oil being produced, and profits. Includes religious reflections and gratitude, news of their mother's illness, South Carolina's secession, John Buchanan's negotiations with the forts, and laws relating to slavery in Virginia and Texas. The Moore letter gives a technical description of the process of preventing water from entering an oil well. Also discusses the attempts to drill deeper, struggles to get an effective well running in various locations, and an "ignorant engineer" who believes a Pittsburgh well had been running continuously for fifteen years.
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7 pages [total]

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Collection

Science and Medicine collection, 1702-1936
Total components 316
Last indexed 2024-08-05