Records, 1866-1884.

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Records, 1866-1884.

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Collection contains correspondence, contracts, agreements, leases, minutes, journals, order forms and other materials relating to the operations of the Peruvian Petroleum Company, which was established in 1866 by New York City businessman George H. Bissell. The correspondence includes letters from partner Frederic Prentice and company representative Henry Smith to Bissell, and information on the company's activities in Peru.

.25 cubic ft. (1 box)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570534

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Smith, Henry, 1905-....

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No further information is available on Smith. For further information on Seward see an encyclopedia. From the description of Military Appointment Certificate, 1840. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41953697 Henry Smith (1788-1851), the first governor of Texas, was born in Kentucky and moved to Brazoria County, Texas, in 1827. In 1833 Smith was elected magistrate of Brazoria and appointed a delegate to the Convention of 1833. The gover...

Prentice, Frederic.

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Bissell, George H. (George Henry), 1821-1884

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George H. Bissell was co-founder of the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, the first petroleum company in the United States, and of the Adirondack Pulp Mills, among many other business ventures. From the guide to the George H. Bissell papers, 1855-circa 1920, 1855-1882, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) ...

Peruvian Petroleum Company.

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