[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts and documents related to the John Miller's property in Hemphill County, Texas and listing the documents still required to move ahead with an oil and gas lease from John Miller to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: October 23, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Right of Way from Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke to Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company (open access)

Right of Way from Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke to Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company

Document granting the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company a right of way over lands owned by Roy L. Duke and Bonnie C. Duke in Callahan County, Texas.
Date: May 23, 1927
Creator: Duke, Roy L. & Duke, Bonnie C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, September 23, 1935] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, September 23, 1935]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles, trustee at the Texas State Bank of Eastland, Texas for $150.00.
Date: September 23, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Hattie M. Sayles] (open access)

[Subpoena for Hattie M. Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Hattie M. Sayles and her husband, if married, to appear in court to answer the plaintiff's petition in cause no. 21395-B, the State of Texas vs. Annie Ellis, et al.
Date: April 23, 1929
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles and Sayles to J. A. Martin, February 23, 1911] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles and Sayles to J. A. Martin, February 23, 1911]

Letter from Sayles and Sayles to J. A. Martin calling attention to certain aspects of an abstract prepared by the Pioneer Abstract Company. These details include verification of initials and requested payment. Sayles and Sayles submit deed to be executed by Martin and Cargill along with carbon copies of the same.
Date: February 23, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry & Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Record] (open access)

[Certificate of Record]

Certificate documenting that a particular record was filed by the Taylor County Clerk.
Date: 1909-06-23/1909-08-29
Creator: McDavid, J. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, March 23,1940] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, March 23,1940]

Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles in regards to the appellee has filed for a motion of rehearing in the case of Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 23, 1940
Creator: Childress, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. O. Settle to Sayles & Sayles, May 23,1931] (open access)

[Letter from P. O. Settle to Sayles & Sayles, May 23,1931]

Letter from P. O. Settle to Sayles & Sayles in which Settle hands over a Gulf Pipe Line Company Check for the amount of $100.00. This check is in return for legal services rendered in the case of A. D. Fulton vs Gulf Pipe Line Company.
Date: May 23, 1931
Creator: Settle, P. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, October 23, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, October 23, 1939]

Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles discussing documents related to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's block in Hemphill and Roberts Counties, Texas. The letter is copied to John W. Glahn and is printed on the letterhead of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: October 23, 1939
Creator: Rood, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to African Methodist Episcopal Church, January 23, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to African Methodist Episcopal Church, January 23, 1909]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to African Methodist Episcopal Church informing them of their debt to the Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company as seen on a delivered affidavit.
Date: January 23, 1909
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts #2] (open access)

[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts #2]

Record of the transfer of two mechanics lien originally between John and Frances Sayles and George A. Owens over to J. G. Dodge and extending the dates by which payments are due. Handwritten note at bottom of document mentions next interest payment due date and a document filed in 1917.
Date: February 23, 1930
Creator: Sayles, John; Sayles, Frances & Dodge, J. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, February 23, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, February 23, 1939]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress discussing the Statement of Facts in the case, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater.
Date: February 23, 1939
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn, October 23, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn, October 23, 1939]

Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn, copied to F. F. Claunts, discussing the purchase of land in Hemphill County and the required documentation of the purchase.
Date: October 23, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, stating that the parties to the suit are given sixty days to file bills of exceptions.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon, Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, July 23, 1928] (open access)

[Notes Discussing Jake L. Hamon, Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, July 23, 1928]

Notes discussing the cause, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company. The notes list details under two headings, "Ordinary Care - Requi[..]" and "Unavoidable accident."
Date: July 23, 1928
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, October 23, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, October 23, 1931]

Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens discussing criminal cases set for trial the following week and that it is unlikely for this case to be tried. Sayles says Hailey seems ready to continue this case, but whatever Dallas Scarborough decided to do about the case would be satisfactory to Hailey.
Date: October 23, 1931
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Abilene City Poll Taxes, 1911] (open access)

[Receipt for Abilene City Poll Taxes, 1911]

Receipt for a poll tax paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1911. The receipt includes Sayles' age, occupation, race, and the number of years he'd lived in Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 23, 1912
Creator: Balch, A. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Wagstaff to Chas. Hamilton, February 23, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Wagstaff to Chas. Hamilton, February 23, 1910]

Letter from J. M. Wagstaff to Chas. Hamilton stating he is in agreement with Hamilton's views written in a prior letter. Wagstaff states he will make an effort to go to Abilene the following week. He is currently suffering from rheumatism.
Date: February 23, 1910
Creator: Wagstaff, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rupert C. Allen to Jack Sayles, February 23, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Rupert C. Allen to Jack Sayles, February 23, 1940]

Letter from Rupert C. Allen to Jack Sayles discussing a supplemental abstract for a property in Ochiltree County, Texas that is leased to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company by A. C. Froese.
Date: February 23, 1940
Creator: Allen, Rupert C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. to Fred R. Ellis, January 23, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. to Fred R. Ellis, January 23, 1929]

Letter from J. S. to Fred R. Ellis discussing the testimony of J. L. Thompson in the case, Jake L. Hamon vs. U. S. Torpedo Co. There is an illegible handwritten note at the bottom of the letter.
Date: January 23, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1906] (open access)

[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1906]

Receipt for property taxes paid to Montgomery County by Hattie Sayles for the year 1906. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property in Montgomery County and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 23, 1907
Creator: Montgomery, B. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Probated Will of Henry Sayles] (open access)

[Probated Will of Henry Sayles]

Will of Henry Sayles with a court decree declaring it the official last will, and a sworn oath from Hattie Sayles stating the same. The document was notarized by John Sayles and includes multiple certificates of being filed for record in multiple counties.
Date: 1911-03-23/1916-10-20
Creator: Sayles, Henry & Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from B. L. Ellis to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Warranty Deed from B. L. Ellis to Perry Sayles]

Document certifying the sale of a 1/2 interest in land in Jones County, Texas from B. L. Ellis to Perry Sayles for the sum of $1,000.00. The document is signed and notarized in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: November 23, 1917
Creator: Ellis, B. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Alvey to Henry Sayles, March 23, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from J. P. Alvey to Henry Sayles, March 23, 1914]

Letter from J. P. Alvey to Henry Sayles confirming receipt of the interest payment on a $4,000 note.
Date: March 23, 1914
Creator: Alvey, J. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History