Vermilion Coal Company (Streator, Ill.)

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Letters to George W. Morrell of Boston and a member of the Board of Directors of the Vermilion Coal Company in Streator, Ill. re: business of the mine. The majority of the letters are from Ralph Plumb, secretary-treasurer of the company and later mayor of Streator and U.S. Congressman and W.S Streator, a physician and a state senator in Ohio. Streator established the Vermilion Company and was its first President. Streator which had originally been called Unionville, changed its name to honor him. One letter from Morrell to Streator.

From the description of Business Letters, 1864-1871. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52975272

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creatorOf Vermilion Coal Company (Streator, Ill.). Business Letters, 1864-1871. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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associatedWith Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Morrell, George W. person
associatedWith Plumb, Ralph, 1816-1903. person
associatedWith Streator, W. S. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Streator (Ill.)
Illinois
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Coal mines and mining
Coal trade
Railroads
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Active 1864

Active 1871

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