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Lewis Letney
The Lewis mill, valued in 1850 at $3,000, produced 100,000 feet of lumber valued at $1,000. It employed three men averaging $12 per month. Raw materials included 2,000 pine logs at $650.
The Census of 1850 reveals that Letney had a second mill in Angelina County, milling 100,000 feet of lumber.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
JA
Owner Name
Lewis Letney
Location
Unknown
County
Jasper
Years in Operation:
6
Start Year:
1845
End Year:
1850
Decades:
1840-1849,1850-1859
Period of Operation:
Late 1840s to 1850s
Town:
Unknown
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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