Copy of a legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties.

Legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties.

Partial statement of facts for the pending legal case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell.

Letter from Henry Sayles to a tax collector in Roby, Texas inquiring about purchasing land that may partially be located in Fisher county, expressing the desire to purchase the land and pay any taxes necessary on the Fisher county section. On the back of the letter is a stationary header from Buie and Hanna's Land Agency, upon which several section and certification numbers for different pieces of land have been written in pencil along with a calculated price.

Answer from the defendants, G. R. Pierce and J. H. Pierce, to the complaints of the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, in the land dispute court case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce et al.

Financial report on the purchase of land from Franco Land Co. over the course of several years.

Copy of a legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties. A second copy of the document received by the Pierces is included, on which a response from the Pierces accepting the citation and agreeing to file answer is handwritten.

Letter from Henry Sayles to J. F. Newman stating that he has enclosed a check to cover taxes owed for the year of 1891 and discussing the raise in land taxes in Jones county.

Legal statement in regard to the pending lawsuit case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell discussing Mary Sayles' right to ownership in fee simple of lands she inherited.

Notes of questions asked in interrogation of participants in the court case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce et al.

Partial statement of facts for the pending legal case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell.

Document stating an agreement to transfer the Austin and Williams league of land from Mary E. Sayles to J. M. Hanna. The document details the negotiated conditions of the transfer and is signed by both parties.

Copy slide of a photograph of town square in Anson, Texas in the 1890s. Horses and buggies and wagons line the square and a number of buildings are visible in the background with signs on some of them.

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Souvenir card for Bitter Creek School presented by B. L. Dougherty, a teacher. Inside is a list of pupils. Trustees are: N. F. Bales, J. W. Love, and B. F. Scott. The pupils are: Johnie Scott, Donie Scott, Arthur Scott, Lena Lee, Roy Bales, Artie Bales, Della Bales, Dora Warley, Annie Warley, Georgia Warley, Isaac Warley, Ethel Warley, Dan Warley, Walter Warley, Herman Bielby, Iola Baines, Newton Hood, Karen Hood, Joel Dougherty, Johnie Cast, Dr. Cast, Willie Love, Walter Love, and Gussie Knutson.

Map of Jones County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Orphan Asylum and Blind Asylum lands are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name and text reading: "Office of Dan M. Jones, Lawyer"; "Proprietor of The Texas Western."

Patent for an improvement in quilting-frames by making one roller adjustable in which it can be turned in either direction from the opposite side of the device. Illustration is included.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name.

Patent for improvements to cotton harvesting devices, with instructions and illustrations.