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Box 0005.07

 Container

Contains 175 Results:

1961 July 17 from W. J. Toohey , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.11
Scope and Contents

1961 July 17 from W. J. Toohey to Elmer Glick re: Mr. James H. Pierce who thinks that the lessee has violated the terms of the lease by strip mining without much underground mining. Toohey suggests possibility of fraud. On inquiry Toohey was advised that as recently as September 1, 1960 the upper level of Franklin Colliery was being operated.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 17 from W. J. Toohey , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.12
Scope and Contents

1961 July 17 from W. J. Toohey to Elmer Glick re: Mr. James Pierce will be in Bethlehem July 21, 1961 to meet with somebody from Union Bank as the Substituted Liquidating Agent for the Estate of Asa Packer and R. S. Taylor, Jr. the attorney for the Estate of Asa Packer to discuss some phases of the lease of June 1, 1889 executed by E. P. Wilbur et al, as lessors and Lehigh Valley Coal Co. as lessee. Mr. Pierce says that portions of lease do not lend themselves to arbitration.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 21 meeting notes , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.13
Scope and Contents 1961 July 21 (meeting notes on yellow legal paper) Pierce, Sieburg, Taylor, Tookey, Mrs. Hazard & son, Miller & me (unkown?) Appeal against future taxes: County selected 3 engineers to decide how much should be paid. Cost $200 per day. No royalty paid on anything smaller than Barley – 10% of production in those sizes. For last six years make claim for royalties paid under old standards & not lease standards. Lease = square mesh; standard is round mesh. Merchantable coal in...
Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 26 from W. J. Toohey , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.14
Scope and Contents

1961 July 26 from W. J. Toohey to James H. Pierce re: enclosed sheet showing mining activity for each quarter since the amended lease was executed on June 1, 1940. Need to determine if it is worthwhile to arbitrate.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 26 from J. H. Pierce , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.15
Scope and Contents 1961 July 26 from J. H. Pierce to W. J. Toohey re: modification of Franklin Lease dated June 1, 1940 which was not available previously to Mr. Pierce and resulting in withdraw our letter of July 14, 1961. Economic conditions in anthracite region make arbitration mandatory to determine the exhaustion of merchantable coal – only the most favorable coal deposits permit underground mining and the Lehigh Valley can probably demonstrate that the bulk of the remaining coal at Franklin cannot be...
Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 27 from W. J. Toohey , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.16
Scope and Contents

1961 July 27 from W. J. Toohey to Elmer Glick re: impression of meeting with Mr. Pierce is that Pierce is not confident of a win in arbitration of the merchantable coal clause of the lease. (two page letter)

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 July 31 from Elmer Glick , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.17
Scope and Contents

1961 July 31 from Elmer Glick to W. J. Toohey re: letter of July 27, 1961 and Glick’s conception of the problems outlined: Merchantable Coal Arbitration, Payment of Royalties on Sizes Smaller than Barley, Owner’s Right to Reclaim Property (3 pages)

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 August 1 from W. J. Toohey , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.18
Scope and Contents

1961 August 1 from W. J. Toohey to James H. Pierce re: Glick’s letter of July 31, 1961 (3 pages)

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 August 7 Questions Submitted , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.19
Scope and Contents

1961 August 7 Questions Submitted to James H. Pierce at our Brief Meeting – 12 questions regarding asking inspection of the lessee’s books, look for sales & shipping records, map showing strip mining, etc. (2 pages)

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence

1961 August 9 , 1961

 File — Box: 0005.07, Folder: 07.20
Scope and Contents

1961 August 9 from J. H. Pierce to W. J. Toohey re: Pierce’s opinion on letter from Lehigh Valley Coal Co. dated April 10, 1961 calling for arbitration. Pierce’s opinion is to arbitrate.

Dates: 1961
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections / Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924 / Box 7: Additional documents received from Development Office, October 2015 / Box 7 - Folder 22: 1961 Coal Lease; Memos and Other Correspondence