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William H. L. Smith papers
The Smith papers are housed in five boxes and span the years 1836 through 1869. The collection is arranged into three series. Boxes 1 through 4 consist of incoming correspondence to William H. L. Smith from 1858 through 1869. Most of this correspondence is from Samuel Downer, owner of the Downer...
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| Collection: | William H. L. Smith Papers |
| Collection Number: | 0614 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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2.5 Linear feet ; 5 boxes |
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The Smith papers are housed in five boxes and span the years 1836 through 1869. The collection is arranged into three series.
Boxes 1 through 4 consist of incoming correspondence to William H. L. Smith from 1858 through 1869. Most of this correspondence is from Samuel Downer, owner of the Downer Kerosene Oil Company, and concerns daily business issues.
Box 4 consists of business records, including bills, receipts, accounts, the Atwood re-distillation patent, and other petroleum documents.
Box 5 consists of legal records, including land deeds, the Samuel Philbrick Estate documents, and agreement documents between individuals. Mr. William Henry Leland Smith was born in Vermont and received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, and his law degree from Harvard University. In the 1860s, he became the first mayor of Corry, Pennsylvania, shortly after oil was discovered in Pennsylvania and the oil industry grew in the commonwealth. For much of his life, he managed the Corry plant of the Downer Kerosene Oil Company. The collection is arranged into three series: incoming correspondence, miscellaneous business records, and miscellaneous legal records. |