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Artifact
Drilling Contract
Description
- Duplicate copy of the drilling contract for Ernest Edward Kells to drill in Persia (modern Iran) and/or Iraq for three years from February 1929.
- Blueish thick paper, folded into quarters length-wise
- Pre-printed contract that has been filled in by hand
Background Information
- Ernie Kells, driller
- Employed by the First Exploitation Company, Ltd.
- Passage from Petrolia, Ontario to Persia (modern Iran) and/or Iraq will be paid for by the company as well as the return upon completion of the contract.
- Paid $12CAD per ten-hour day of work; will be provided with 25 days of work per month.
- To be provided with furnished quarters or a tent with camp equipment and £13.10 per month for messing and servants.
- Father, William Kells of Petrolia, is listed as the next of kin.
Map Location
Latitude: 42° 52' 57.065" N
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
Longitude: 82° 8' 36.974" W
Date
March, 1928Dimensions
inches
Length:
4.0
Height:
11.0
Events, Places, People
- Ernie Kells
- Iran
- Iraq