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Collection Reference Number GLC05802.01
From Archive Folder Collection of three letters pertaining to 19th century petroleum production 
Title Allen J. Clifton to his mother, discussing how he will help his relatives find work in the oil region, but cannot promise anything
Date 5 October 1865
Author Clifton, Allen J. (fl. 1865)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description 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.
Subjects Industry  Labor  Tobacco and Smoking  Oil  
People Clifton, Allen J. (fl. 1865)  
Place written Oil City, Pennsylvania
Theme The American Civil War; Industry
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Mother