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Correspondence from unknown, presumably Oscar E. Monnig, to Porter Rankin, September 10, 1958Show simple item record

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dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T18:11:57Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T18:11:57Z
dc.date.issued1958-09-10
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/63244
dc.descriptionLetter to Porter Rankin about the "rusty" meteorite from Fort Stockton.
dc.relationOscar Monnig Papers (MS 124)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph.
dc.sourceSeries III, Box 06, Fort Stockton, Pecos Co., TX folder
dc.subjectMeteorite
dc.subjectFort Stockton meteorite
dc.subjectFort Stockton (Tex.)
dc.subjectCanyon Diablo meteorite
dc.subjectMeteor Crater (Ariz.)
dc.subjectHereford meteorite
dc.subjectHereford (Tex.)
dc.subjectRankin, Porter
dc.titleCorrespondence from unknown, presumably Oscar E. Monnig, to Porter Rankin, September 10, 1958
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcription1950, Sept. 10 Porter Rankin, P. O. Box. 2024, Midland, Texas. Dear Mr. Ranking I am sure you price on the amethyst ring is quite low, and I had no intention of trying to take advantage of you or the Simpson's in sending a check for the price they quoted. Let me know what commission you think they should be paid and I'll bo glad to pay that much, either directly to you or to them. The Simpson's were very nice to us. Thanks for the information about the stone and ring; this always makes an item more interesting to me. I think on a lot of things in this world we sell words as well as material! Thanks, too, for submitting the meteorites, which I will examine with interest when they arrive. I am of course familiar with Canyon Diablo I was at the crater last week at a mooting of The Meteoritical Society, and in a few minutes search with a metal detector found a 4 pound two ounce one about 5 inches underground. I know about the Hereford, Texas, find but don't have a representative piece in our collection. The "rusty" one you mention from near Fort Stockton (“near” as distances go in West Texas) I'll check with interest. I'll write again after I've asked these over. Sincerely,


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  • Records of the Monnig Meteorite Gallery [2825]
    The files are arranged alphabetically, usually according to the location of discovery of the meteorite. The files contain correspondence and research material on the meteorites in the collection.

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