This late 19th-century commercial letterhead from The Hocking Fuel Company, dated December 23, 1893, serves as a tangible artifact of Gilded Age business correspondence and the regional coal industry's operational structure. Originating from Columbus, Ohio, the document is addressed to Mefers Aberas Sons of Lancaster in Fairfield County, documenting a financial transaction of $5.74 credited to an account for a due payment from November 6. The corporate hierarchy is formally presented through elegant typography listing J.E. Martin as President & Treasurer, R.H. Johnson as Vice President, F.P. Brooks as Secretary, and J.D. Lott as Auditor, reflecting the formalized business administration of the period. The handwritten notation mentioning our agents New Petistgh Concl suggests an extensive network of regional representatives, indicative of the decentralized distribution model common in the fuel trade during this era. The document's significance extends beyond its immediate financial purpose to embody the material culture of Victorian commerce, featuring the distinctive characteristics of letterpress printing on laid paper with its subtle texture and natural aging. Secretary F.P. Brooks' cursive endorsement Much obliged followed by the formal closure Yours Truly encapsulates the transitional business etiquette of the 1890s, balancing personal courtesy with corporate formality. As an example of Ohio's industrial history within the Hocking Valley economic sphere, this piece of commercial ephemera provides primary source evidence of billing practices, inter-city trade between Columbus and Lancaster, and the administrative paperwork that facilitated America's energy infrastructure during the industrial revolution. The survival of such detailed transactional records offers collectors a window into the daily operations of regional fuel conglomerates operating at the close of the nineteenth century. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be folded in order to fit the mailer. Whenever possible, it will be folded using folds or creases that were already in the document.