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[Relinquishing of Land Rights Over to Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Relinquishing of Land Rights Over to Mary E. Sayles]

Signed document from relatives of Mary E. Sayles relinquishing all of their rights to the Austin and Williams land onto her.
Date: March 15, 1905
Creator: Sayles, Henry; Sayles, Emma H.; Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie); Harris, George C.; Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from D. C. Giddings to Sayles and Bassett] (open access)

[Deed from D. C. Giddings to Sayles and Bassett]

Handwritten copy of a land deed from D. C. Giddings to Sayles and Bassett. A note at the bottom of the page states the book and county in which the deed was recorded.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Defendant's Second Amended Original Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Defendant's Second Amended Original Answer]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which denies the allegations of the plaintiff's petition. There are corrections to the text in blue ink and notes at the end of the document.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Appellant's Motion for Rehearing]

Document in the cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, detailing the appellant's arguments for rehearing the cause. It lists prior cases that support their motion and the errors in the process of the court. This copy appears to be a draft and has editing marks and correction in pencil.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From Philo W. Butler To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From Philo W. Butler To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts and documents related to the Philo W. Butler's property in Ochiltree County, Texas and listing the documents still required to move ahead with an oil and gas lease from Philo W. Butler to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. There are notes in red pencil on the document.
Date: March 1, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral]

Signed documentation of Henry Sayles offering the two vendor's lien notes of Ed. S. Hughes as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Motion to Strike] (open access)

[Motion to Strike]

Document in the cause, Mollie Lee Tomlinson, joined by her husband, W. R. Tomlinson, Crigler Paschall, and J. D. Colvin vs. The Independent Torpedo Company. The defendant requests all references to the item of $25,000 damages alleged by the plaintiff be struck from the court record.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spillers, G. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Reply to Appellant's Motion for Rehearing and Appellant's Motion for Writ of Certiorari] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Reply to Appellant's Motion for Rehearing and Appellant's Motion for Writ of Certiorari]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, countering the oil company's motion for rehearing the cause. The document lists the events in the cause, Rainwater's rebuttal of the reasons put forth by the oil company, and prior cases which support Rainwater's argument.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Document in Condemnation Proceeding of R. L. Over's Property] (open access)

Document in Condemnation Proceeding of R. L. Over's Property]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over, stating that one of the special commissioners, Debney Harvey, is not a freeholder of Taylor County, Texas and is not qualified to act as a commissioner.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906]

Last will and testament of Mary E. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her daughters, Mary and Emma Sayles, and names her son and her son-in-law, Henry Sayles and George C. Harris, as the executors of the will. The document is not hand-signed and has the word, "copy.", typed in the header.
Date: October 16, 1907
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.] (open access)

[Contract Between W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.]

Contract between W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. which corrects an earlier deed for land in El Paso County, Texas between the two parties. This document is unsigned.
Date: February 2, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Plaintiff's Supplemental Petition] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Plaintiff's Supplemental Petition]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, stating that the United States Torpedo Company is liable for negligence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle] (open access)

[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle]

Affidavit sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle attesting that she is acquainted with Ruth Kirtley and that she conveyed land in Hemphill County, Texas to Edward Gerald Lyle.
Date: November 16, 1939
Creator: Lyle, Jeanetta W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Mattie M. Sayles] (open access)

[Subpoena for Mattie M. Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Mattie M. Sayles to appear in court in Cold Spring, Texas February 17, 1930, regarding delinquent taxes.
Date: January 15, 1930
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for J. H. Miller, Hannah Miller, A. K. Levy and their Unknown Heirs] (open access)

[Subpoena for J. H. Miller, Hannah Miller, A. K. Levy and their Unknown Heirs]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring J. H. Miller, Hannah Miller, A. K. Levy and the unknown heirs of J. H. Miller, Hannah Miller, and A. K. Levy to appear in court to answer the petition of Abilene & Southern Railway Company in cause no. 2827. This document appears to be a draft and there are handwritten corrections to the text.
Date: June 24, 1909
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note from Perry Sayles to First National Bank, of Strawn, August 27, 1936] (open access)

[Promissory Note from Perry Sayles to First National Bank, of Strawn, August 27, 1936]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to First National Bank of Strawn, Texas in the amount $200.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a payment of $50.00 dated October 27, 1936 listed and a note in red pencil reading, "Paid by renewal for $150.00" written on the front.
Date: August 27, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railroad in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas. It also states that neither he nor the railway company can procure original documents related to Lot 4 in Block 96, which is the subject of the condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/16 interest in the oil, gas, and minerals of a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas from R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles. This document has correction in red pencil.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: Reaves, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Motion for Continuance] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Motion for Continuance]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., requesting a continuance of the trial due to the illness of James E. Gardner, a witness for the defendant.
Date: February 17, 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed From Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.] (open access)

[Deed From Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.]

Document certifying the sale of three tracts of land in Block 96 of the Public Free School Grant in El Paso County, Texas from Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. This document is is unsigned.
Date: March 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation and Temporary Injunction, October 11, 1928] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation and Temporary Injunction, October 11, 1928]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, granting a continuation of the cause and temporary injunction. This document is unsigned.
Date: October 11, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement From C. F. Petet, February 10, 1926] (open access)

[Statement From C. F. Petet, February 10, 1926]

Document certifying that the copy of a log of Root, Huff & Duff well number two on the C. U. Connellee lease in Eastland County in accurate.
Date: February 10, 1926
Creator: Petet, C. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from C. W. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis. 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: November 8, 1939
Creator: Fearis, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: October 7, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History