[Letter from the Trans-State Oil Company to R. B. McMillen, January 23, 1935]

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Letter from Claude Kavanaugh, of the Trans-State Oil Company, to R. B. McMillen concerning the value of Big Indian properties being highly valuable and "are going to be mad more valuable." This letter is in response to the huge amount of mail received by the unite holders from his original general letter. Also included is a flash announcement which, at the end, asks the unit holders to "sign and send in the enclosed proxy so that we may represent you...to defeat the present sale of the property."

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[4] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope (11 x 24 cm.)

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Kavanaugh, Claude January 23, 1935.

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Letter from Claude Kavanaugh, of the Trans-State Oil Company, to R. B. McMillen concerning the value of Big Indian properties being highly valuable and "are going to be mad more valuable." This letter is in response to the huge amount of mail received by the unite holders from his original general letter. Also included is a flash announcement which, at the end, asks the unit holders to "sign and send in the enclosed proxy so that we may represent you...to defeat the present sale of the property."

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[4] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope (11 x 24 cm.)

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  • January 23, 1935

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Kavanaugh, Claude. [Letter from the Trans-State Oil Company to R. B. McMillen, January 23, 1935], letter, January 23, 1935; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth752729/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Murphy Historical Society Inc..

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