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Rea-Patterson Milling Company (Coffeyville, Kansas) Letter to Phillips & Pinkerton (Bartlesville, Oklahoma)

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P708

Overview

This letter, dated December 27, 1924, is from the Rea-Patterson Milling Company at Coffeyville, Kansas, a large flour milling company in Southern Kansas, established in 1894. The letter, written on the milling company's distinctive letterhead, confirms the company's purchase of fifty sacks of cotton seed meal for Phillips & Pinkerton of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Dates

  • Creation: December 27, 1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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History of The Rea-Patterson Milling Company

The Rea-Patterson Milling Company of Coffeyville, Kansas (later the Bartlett Flour Mill) was established in 1894, and became one of the largest flour milling operations in Southern Kansas. The company's founder was P. H. Rea, who was born in Carroll County, Missouri in 1840. In 1894, his son Edward S. Rea became bookkeeper of the company, and in 1896 became its manager and treasurer. According to information contained on the Rea-Patterson Milling Company's 1924 letterhead, the company operated thirty-five country grain elevators and had a grain storage capacity of one million bushels.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf, 28 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

This typed and signed letter from C.L. [Clarence L.] Allen of the Rea-Patterson Milling Company at Coffeyville, Kansas, dated December 27, 1924, is to the company of Phillips & Pinkerton at Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The letter is on one leaf, written on the milling company's colorful letterhead by company employee C. L. [Clarence L.] Allen. Allen confirms the company's purchase of fifty sacks of cotton seed meal for Phillips & Pinkerton.

Physical Location

RH MS P708

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, William H. Petersen, 1989

Title
Guide to the Rea-Patterson Milling Company (Coffeyville, Kansas) letter to Phillips & Pinkerton (Bartlesville, Oklahoma)
Subtitle
Rea-Patterson Milling Company (Coffeyville, Kansas) letter to Phillips & Pinkerton (Bartlesville, Oklahoma)
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006 Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006
Date
2006
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Language of description
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Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4232081941
Preferred citation
Rea-Patterson Milling Company (Coffeyville, Kansas) letter to Phillips & Pinkerton (Bartlesville, Oklahoma), Kansas Collection, RH MS P708, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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