LAURA G. AND WALTER P. TEMPLE TO F. H. HILLMAN, 15 JUNE 1917
Entry/Object ID
97.58.3.8
Description
LAURA G. AND WALTER P. TEMPLE TO F. H. HILLMAN, 15 JUNE 1917
A letter, without envelope, from Laura G. and Walter P. Temple to F. H. Hillman, 15 June 1917. On plain white, ruled paper the letter, handwritten in black ink by Walter Temple, is an instruction to Hillman, an employee of the Standard Oil Company, to sell the Temple's share of oil well #1 at their lease site in Montebello, "at the most advantageous price that the market may afford." Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Temple and addressed to Hillman at Standard Oil Building, San Francisco, the letter is in fair condition with folds into thirds; tears at the folds and upper right edge; creases; ink stains at upper center and at and just below Laura Temple's signature; and discoloration. The received stamp for Hillman is at upper right.
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Documentary Artifact, Letters (correspondence), Standard Oil Company of California, Oil fields--Montebello (Calif.), Petroleum products--Prices, Petroleum--Prospecting--Montebello (Calif.)
