Business papers, 1856-1863.

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Business papers, 1856-1863.

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The papers document Shryock's oil contract and give a picture of the beginnings of the American petroleum trade.

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Shryock, James J., 1821-1898

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James J. Shryock was a merchant of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. The Atlantic & Great Western Rail Road Company was organized in Pennsylvania in 1858 and in New York and Ohio in 1860. Initially projected as a local road in the Meadville area, it soon grew into a major trunk line leading from the New York & Erie RR toward Cincinnati. In 1859, just as construction was begun, petroleum was discovered on a commercial scale on Oil Creek. By chance, the A&GW beca...

Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company

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Robert Thallon & Co.

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Reynolds, William, 1820-1911

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J. McHenry & Co.

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Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company of Pennsylvania.

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Thallon, Robert, 1816?-1882.

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McHenry, James, 1817-1891

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