[Assignment of mortgage, March 28, 1908] (open access)

[Assignment of mortgage, March 28, 1908]

Assignment of $500.00 mortgage for half interest in lots 3 and 4 in Hagerman, New Mexico from Bob Perryman to Levi Perryman. Mortgage payable to W.T. Holliway by April 1, 1908.
Date: March 28, 1908
Creator: Gayle, F. P.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Affidavit, April 27, 1908] (open access)

[Affidavit, April 27, 1908]

Affidavit stating that Bob Perryman, who made Desert Entry No. 1354 at Roswell New Mexico Land Office on January 2, 1904 is dead. He was unmarried, his mother was dead at the time of his death and his only heirs are his father, Levi Perryman, his brother Elbert W. Perryman, his half brother P.M. Price, and his sisters Kate Caddel and Linnie Stalworth. It was notarized by S.H. Hoskins. An additional small sheet was notarized by J.M. Bowers.
Date: April 27, 1908
Creator: Hoskins, S. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tax Receipt for Levi Perryman,1899] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for Levi Perryman,1899]

Record of receipt for taxes recorded Office of Collector of Taxes for the year 1899. The statement near the top of the page says "Received of Levi Perryman the following amounts in payment of State, School and County Taxes for the year A.D. 1899, on Personal Property and the following described Real Estate"; it is followed by a list including abstract numbers, survey numbers, original grantees, and number of acres. Totals are listed in the upper-right corner of the page.
Date: January 13, 1900
Creator: Whaley, M. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Legal Document from S. Spencer to Levi Perryman, April 29, 1882] (open access)

[Legal Document from S. Spencer to Levi Perryman, April 29, 1882]

Legal document is a Quit-Claim Deed from S. Spencer to Levi Perryman. The document describes the parcel of land that is legally transferred and sold to Perryman. This land is located on the Denton Creek southeast from the town of Montague. Coordinates for the parcel of land are included in this quit-claim deed.
Date: April 29, 1882
Creator: Williams, W. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tax receipt October 17, 1910] (open access)

[Tax receipt October 17, 1910]

Tax receipt for $108.90 to Levi Perryman for 1910 taxes he paid: William Linn (57 2/5 acres), A Morris (160 acres), AG. Perryman (540 acres), W.T. Williams (160 acres), L Perryman (90 7/80), Seth Cary (66 2/5), L Perryman (27 and 67 acres), E Henwoods (160 acres), L Perryman (30 acres), ET Railroad Company (20 acres), H Haddon (240 acres).
Date: October 17, 1910
Creator: Walker, H. S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Tax receipt, January 8, 1912] (open access)

[Tax receipt, January 8, 1912]

Tax receipt for $132.55 to Levi Perryman for 1912 taxes he paid: William Linn (57 2/5 acres), A Morris (160 acres), A.G. Perryman (540 acres), W.T. Williams (160 acres), L Perryman (90 7/80), Seth Cary (66 2/5), L Perryman (27 and 67 acres), E Henwoods (160 acres), L Perryman (30 acres), ET Railroad Company (20 acres), H Haddon (240 acres).
Date: January 8, 1912
Creator: Lumm, A. D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Comptroller of Public Accounts Stephen H. Darden to Montague County Presiding Justice, April 9, 1875] (open access)

[Letter from Comptroller of Public Accounts Stephen H. Darden to Montague County Presiding Justice, April 9, 1875]

Letter from Stephen Heard Darden, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to Presiding Justice of Montague County about debts drawn on Levi Perryman, Sheriff, for assessing taxes. The justices will have to decide amongst themselves how the funds will be divided.
Date: April 9, 1875
Creator: Darden, Stephen Heard
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1883 December 17.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Montague County.
Date: December 17, 1883
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Redemption Deed, May 2, 1882] (open access)

[Redemption Deed, May 2, 1882]

Redemption Deed from Robert Bean to Levi Perryman on May 2, 1882, for land that was sold in a tax sale to satisfy delinquent taxes owed. The property is described in the document.
Date: May 2, 1882
Creator: Bellows, W. R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1888 January 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1888 January 26.

Land Grant for 99 2/5 acres in Montague County.
Date: January 26, 1888
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1876 July 18.

Land Grant for 320 acres in Montague County.
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1863 August 14.

Land Grant for 176 acres in Montague County.
Date: August 14, 1863
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1881 December 12.

Land Grant for 99 7/8 acres in Montague County.
Date: December 12, 1881
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Salmon Putting on a Cowboy Hat

This photo shows Ruth Roach Salmon, probably in her living room on the ranch at Nocona, wearing a wildly-patterned blouse and putting a cowboy hat on her head.
Date: 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Salmon and Fred "Dick" Salmon

This photo shows Ruth Roach Salmon and her husband, Dick Salmon, standing in a barnyard with a herd of small cows.
Date: 1958~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruth Roach Salmon and Fred "Dick" Salmon]

Photograph of Ruth and Dick Salmon, posing for their portrait with two dogs and a cat. This photograph was taken outside in the drive area in front of the main ranch house, surrounded by a white picket fence.
Date: 1958~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Salmon With a Horse in Nocona, Texas

This photo shows Ruth Roach Salmon, standing with a horse in front of a wooden house with a white picket fence.
Date: 1958~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ruth Roach Salmon with Dick Salmon

In this photo, Ruth Roach and her husband, Dick Salmon, stand with a horse in front of a wooden house with a white picket fence.
Date: 1958~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fire in Ringgold] (open access)

[Fire in Ringgold]

This article deals with the wildfire that destroyed the town of Ringglod, Texas. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon, November 7, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon, November 7, 1984

Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon concerning her experiences as a rancher and rodeo performer in Nocona, Texas. Salmon discusses her family background; her work as an extra on a movie western in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; her marriage to Bryant Roach; her employment as a trick rider for Joe Miller's 101 Ranch in Oklahoma; the Miller Brothers' wild west shows; her rodeo tour in Europe in 1914; and her participation in Tom Burnett's European tour in 1924. She also talks about her marriage to Fred Salmon and her entry into ranching at Nocona in 1938; Fred Salmon's family background; ranching activities and shipping cattle to the Fort Worth and Bowie markets; her experiences raising sheep, chickens, hogs, and horses, and a description of the ranch hands.
Date: November 7, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Salmon, Ruth Scantlin Roach, 1896-1986
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman with fire-damaged property]

A woman works with fire-damaged property in Ringgold.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Fire-damaged car in Ringgold]

Photograph of a car and other fire-damaged property in Ringgold. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Workers drilling and replacing utility pole]

Utility workers drill a new hole and prepare to replace a fire-damaged utility pole in Ringgold.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Scorched soccer ball]

Photograph of a fire-damaged soccer ball with a man working in the background.
Date: January 4, 2006
Creator: Castillo, José L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library