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[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor] (open access)

[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor]

Legal case of Sam Houston, Apellant, vs. James F. Perry, Executor.
Date: December 14, 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Certificate of the Election to Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of the election to the Justice of the Peace for John Patterson Osterhout signed by Texas governor Sam Houston and the Secretary of State.
Date: September 6, 1860
Creator: Houston, Sam
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Regarding Information from Lonnie Hudkins of the Houston Post] (open access)

[Statement Regarding Information from Lonnie Hudkins of the Houston Post]

Statement by an unknown author regarding information obtained from Lonnie Hudkins of the Houston Post about Jack Ruby.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway] (open access)

[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway]

A blank form from the Houston East & West Texas Railway and the Houston & Shreveport Railroad for claiming damages if livestock are killed on their tracks.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Houston East and West Texas Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice - April 2, 1867] (open access)

[Check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice - April 2, 1867]

A check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice dated April 2, 1867.
Date: April 2, 1867
Creator: Houston Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice - February 1, 1867] (open access)

[Check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice - February 1, 1867]

Check from Houston Insurance Company to William M. Rice for twenty five dollars.
Date: February 1, 1867
Creator: Houston Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer and Assignment from Mrs. J. T. Brown to the Federal Land Bank of Houston] (open access)

[Transfer and Assignment from Mrs. J. T. Brown to the Federal Land Bank of Houston]

Transfer and assignment note from Mrs. J. T. Brown to the Federal Land Bank of Houston acknowledging the fact that the bank is buying out a promissory note worth $1,100 in exchange for the land that had been put into a deed of trust executed by W. H. Bonnell the previous year.
Date: October 13, 1922
Creator: Leavell, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Payment Schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston] (open access)

[Payment Schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston]

Document outlining the payment schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston in the total amount of $2,500. According to the document the couple will pay in "sixty-eight equal semi-annual payments of" $81.25 to be paid on the first of April and October; the final payment will be for $81.02 on April 1, 1957. On the back is the table printed with dates and payments from 1923 to 1928 filled in in red ink.
Date: October 3, 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Miller to Mrs. Sam Houston, October 10, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from W. D. Miller to Mrs. Sam Houston, October 10, 1844]

Letter written by W. D. Miller and sent to Mrs. Sam Houston, care of William Bledsoe. The letter reports on General Houston's progress toward Indian peace talks and also mentions a Dr. Hill (George Washington Hill?), Houston's health, and contains a lively description of Sam Houston Jr. The letter was sent from Washington on-the-Brazos to Mrs. Houston in Grand Cane, Liberty County, Texas.
Date: October 10, 1844
Creator: Miller, W. D. (Washington D.), 1814-1866
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subordination Agreement, Texas Production Credit Association and Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Subordination Agreement, Texas Production Credit Association and Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas]

Contract between the Texas Production Credit Association and the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas that describes the liens on property in Concho County, Texas owned by Frank M. Millar and Willie Lou Millar and agrees that the liens are subordinate to the oil and gas lease held by Floyd C. Dodson for the same property. This document is unsigned.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas Production Credit Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed of Trust From John Miller et al. to Federal Land Bank of Houston] (open access)

[Copy of Deed of Trust From John Miller et al. to Federal Land Bank of Houston]

Copy of a deed of trust from John Miller, Mrs. John Miller, and Joe Bobo to the trustee of Federal Land Bank of Houston, A. C. Williams. The deed relates to land in Hemphill County, Texas. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: October 19, 1939
Creator: Miller, John; Miller, Mrs. John & Bobo, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1460: Houston, Aradne et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1460: Houston, Aradne et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Houston, Aradne et al (Minors) and A.J. Houston (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1890-10-28/1890-11-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 887: Houston, Carry P. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 887: Houston, Carry P. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Houston, Carry P. (died February 18, 1884) and A.J. Houston (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-02-18/1884-04-22
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas (open access)

Abstract of Title to Part of Block 4 of "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, SSBB, in Harris County, Texas

Abstract of title to part of block 4 of the "Westview Addition" to the City of Houston, including the General Warranty Deeds, Assignment of V/T & D/T, Agreement, Right-of-Way Deed, Quit-Claim Deed, Release of Interest, Release of V/T, Release of V/L, Assignment of M/L, Release of M/L for the property area.
Date: July 20, 1944
Creator: Texas Abstract Company Incorporated
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867] (open access)

[Transcript of Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867]

Transcribed text for a Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company for twenty seven dollars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867] (open access)

[Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867]

Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company for twenty seven dollars.
Date: March 29, 1867
Creator: Rice, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2886: Houston, Cleveland (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2886: Houston, Cleveland (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Houston, Cleveland (Minor) and Mae Stack (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1905-07-27/1908-02-24
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between William M. Rice and P. Bremond - May 1, 1860] (open access)

[Contract Between William M. Rice and P. Bremond - May 1, 1860]

A copy of a contract between William M. Rice and P. Bremond discussing Houston & Texas Central Railway Co.
Date: May 1, 1860
Creator: Rice, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement to Accept Payment in Bonds Application] (open access)

[Agreement to Accept Payment in Bonds Application]

Document stating the indebtedness of R. B. Nowlin to Allie H. Bonnell for a total of $6,837.11 to which Bonnell has agreed to accept the payment of $5,171.48 in bonds issued by the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.
Date: June 13, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document to John Taylor - December 6, 1837] (open access)

[Document to John Taylor - December 6, 1837]

A document granting 960 acres of land to John Taylor for service in the Army of Texas.
Date: December 6, 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Trust from W. H. Bonnell to M. H. Gossett] (open access)

[Deed of Trust from W. H. Bonnell to M. H. Gossett]

Deed of trust from W. H. Bonnell and Allie H. Bonnell to M. H. Gossett with regards to a mortgage; the Bonnell's placed their land into a trust as collateral until they repay the balance of $1,100 on a promissory note for $1,000 "executed by W. H. Bonnell to L. A. Schreiner."
Date: October 13, 1922
Creator: Leavell, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Pretrial Hearing on Sanity Trial, June 1966

Court transcription for a pretrial hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby convened to discuss whether there will be a sanity trial for Ruby after the withdrawl of a previously-filed affidavit.
Date: June 17, 1966
Creator: Howell, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Opinion for the case Sam Wendell Ryan v. The State of Texas: Court of Appeals for First Supreme Judicial District of Texas at Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Opinion for the case Sam Wendell Ryan v. The State of Texas: Court of Appeals for First Supreme Judicial District of Texas at Houston, Texas]

Documents recording a judge remanding and reversing his judgment on a case against the State of Texas by Sam Wendell Ryan.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel, Spring 1965 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Hearing on Motion to Exclude Counsel, Spring 1965

Court transcription for a hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby regarding a motion to exclude attorney Joe Tonahill from further proceedings. The hearing documents examination of witnesses -- including Ruby, his brother, and the judge from the original trial -- as well as statements by the attorneys.
Date: April 1965
Creator: Bailey, L. B., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History