A&M 0227West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company Record Book, 1865-1881 A&M 0227Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:35:45 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company Record Book West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company A&M 0227 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2671 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in. (1 volume) 1865-1881 Record book for the West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company, a Michigan-based company that had drilling operations in Ritchie County, West Virginia, for 1865 to 1878. Minutes from annual stockholders meetings from 1865 to 1878 provide information about by-laws, committee reports, stock certificates, buying land, and selling oil. Minutes from board of directors annual meetings from 1865 to 1882 document the appointment and resignation of officers, company procedures, and financial matters. Also includes published annual reports from 1867 to 1872 that describe market conditions and summarize the company's operations. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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