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Ellis, William D. William D. Ellis letters, 1852-1857.

Title: William D. Ellis letters, 1852-1857.

Two autograph letters, signed, regarding business matters, including the buying and selling of slaves. The first letter, from G.L. Ellis to his cousin William D. Ellis, is dated Adams Run, S.C., July 8, 1852 and addressed to Charleston, S.C.; in it G.L. Ellis complains that a recently bought woman has died and asks William to find him a replacement, then goes on in accusatory fashion, "I am in this matter plain-- I have suffered by you and am now suffering from following your advice. " The second letter, dated New Orleans, October 6, 1857, is from William D. Ellis to Z.B. Oakes, a Charleston broker and auctioneer, regarding the sale of a number of skilled slaves, as well as the current conditions for the sale of cotton and sterling bills.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (3 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/719995469 View

Ellis, William Donohue. Collection of materials issued by or relating to lumber and hardware businesses in Concord, Mass., <[ca. 1868]->.

Title: Collection of materials issued by or relating to lumber and hardware businesses in Concord, Mass., <[ca. 1868]->.

Collection includes article by William D. Ellis (The Great American university) concerning Vanderhoof Hardware Company.

ArchivalResource: <2> items ; 28 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30418615 View

Papers, 1872-1990.

Title: Papers, 1872-1990.

Oil producer. Description (Series): The personal papers of Henry Vernon Foster detail the Foster lease in the Osage Nation which was initiated in 1896; early discoveries of oil in the Osage Nation where some major oil companies began; the history of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company (I.T.I.O.); Foster's discovery well in the Seminole Field; and his Oklahoma #1 in the Oklahoma City field. They include contracts and other legal documents showing lease ownership and stock ownership of the I.T.I.O. Company, 2 c.f. (1900s-1940s); Correspondence of Henry Foster (Henry V. Foster's father); ledger of shares in I.T.I.O. company regarding start-up and leases; documents regarding negotiations of separation between Cities Service Oil Company and Foster Petroleum; and documents regarding Foster's businesses prior to his dealings in the Osage Nation (1 c.f.). Chronological file (1875-1940) detailing the origins of the Phenix Oil Company to I.T.I.O. Company to Foster Petroleum (1.5 c.f.) Miscellaneous files (1900-1937) primarily relating to Foster's ranching activities. Biographical material regarding Foster (1.5 c.f.); and materials dating back to 1880s regarding Foster's interest in gold mining, the Independence Gas Company, Topeka Northern Railroad; The sale of I.T.I.O. Company stock to Foster Petroleum; and the beginning of Foster's discontent with top management at Cities Service Oil Company (.5 c.f.).

ArchivalResource: 7.5 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/518190141 View