Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 17, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 17, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certification of Amended By-Laws] (open access)

[Certification of Amended By-Laws]

Document certifying amendments made to the by-laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in 1886.
Date: October 13, 1886
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Ownership Chart] (open access)

[Land Ownership Chart]

Hand-drawn chart showing purchases and ownership of plots of land within Arizona and New Mexico on the Cienega Ditch Property.
Date: 188u
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting] (open access)

[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting]

Document signed by all stockholders of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company consenting to initiate the company's first stockholder meeting. Similar information is repeated in a brief section on the back of the paper.
Date: September 15, 1885
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand] (open access)

[Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board Certificate of Brand]

Document certifying the filing of a bill of sale from George W. Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company of particular livestock brands. Illustrations of livestock with the brands in question are printed on the page.
Date: April 15, 1898
Creator: Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Page to J. H. Parramore, September 25, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Page to J. H. Parramore, September 25, 1913]

Letter from John H. Page to James Harrison Parramore discussing adjustments to land scrip claims. Coordinance notes are hand-drawn in pencil near the right margin of the page.
Date: September 25, 1913
Creator: Page, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Page to D. D. Parramore, May 4, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from John H. Page to D. D. Parramore, May 4, 1918]

Letter from John H. Page to D. D. Parramore discussing the water rights to a piece of Parramore's property on which a homesteader named Florence A. Belinger resides.
Date: May 4, 1918
Creator: Page, John H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation] (open access)

[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the county of Pima, Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 29, 1885
Creator: Sampson, A. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution of San Simon Cattle and Canal Board of Directors] (open access)

[Resolution of San Simon Cattle and Canal Board of Directors]

Resolution made by the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors electing for the company to come under Title XIII of the Revised Statutes of the Territory of Arizona 1901, as provide in paragraph 926, Sec. 166, Chapter X of said Title XIII of said Revised Statutes.
Date: December 8, 1902
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 22, 1897 (open access)

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Certificate of Brand, May 22, 1897

Certificate approving the registration and use of cattle brands belonging to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company.
Date: May 22, 1897
Creator: New Mexico. Cattle Sanitary Board.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book

Book of meetings minutes recorded from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors. Signed and notarized oaths from the members are written through sections of the book.
Date: 1886-10-13/1914-12-14
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Mary E. Leverich to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company] (open access)

[Warranty Deed from Mary E. Leverich to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company]

Warranty deed for the sale of land from Mary E. Leverich to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. The deed notes that the land was originally sold to Mary Leverich by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company, and the document is notarized by Owen E. Murphy.
Date: August 16, 1913
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment of Agents] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of Agents]

Notarized document certifying that the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company appointed J. J. Wheeler as its agent int he state of Arizona and J. D. Jordon as its agent in New Mexico. The document is signed by president of the company, J. H. Parramore.
Date: October 28, 1912
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.] (open access)

[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]

Notarized bill of sale certifying the transfer of ownership of particular cattle brands from George W. Walker to the San Simon Cattle and Canal company.
Date: October 28, 1897
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore, February 23, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore, February 23, 1914]

Letter from E. K. Capeton to J. H. Parramore discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by a bull belonging to Parramore in Mr. Barker's pasture. Capeton writes seeking out monetary compensation for the loss of his mare and to dispute an accusation made by Mr. Wheeler that he had placed the mare in Mr. Barker's pasture without consent.
Date: February 23, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Certificates (open access)

San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Certificates

Book filled with stock certificates of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company bought by various members, with information on the date of issuance, date of surrender, and new certificate numbers received. Cancelled certificates are marked so with paper notes or red ink. A photograph of a building and a few loose paper notes and letters are tucked into some of the pages.
Date: {1885..1914}
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections and notes are marked in pencil on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land and Water Rights Certificate] (open access)

[Land and Water Rights Certificate]

Certificate from the General Land Office granting John R. Lee the ownership and water rights to a tract of land in the territory of Arizona.
Date: January 20, 1886
Creator: General Land Office
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Report Certificate] (open access)

[Annual Report Certificate]

Document certifying the filing of an annual report of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company of Arizona.
Date: December 20, 1906
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

Document certifying the incorporation of the San San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and outlining its basic objectives, stocks, and territories. The notarization location and date of the document are scratched out in pen ink and replaced with handwritten corrections. The document is notarized by George W. Jalouick and signed by Claiborne Walker Merchant, James H. Parramore, J. M. Hall, T. B. Hadley, and W. L. Purcell. A handwritten note on the back by the notary public includes Purcell in the notarization, who was initially left off. A second handwritten note below explains that the document is a copy, along with where the original was signed and located.
Date: January 31, 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative on Working with San Simon Company] (open access)

[Narrative on Working with San Simon Company]

Narrative from A. E. Deriquels describing the experience of working with men from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. The narrative is written on stationary of D. D. Parramore.
Date: March 1926
Creator: Deriquels, A. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Transcript of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Company] (open access)

[Official Transcript of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of San Simon Cattle and Canal Company]

Official transcript of amendments to the San Simon Cattle and Canal Co. Articles of Incorporation regarding the primary location and branch office of business transactions and the amount of capital stock of the corporation.
Date: December 9, 1902
Creator: Nichols, W. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the U. S. Land Office to J. H. Parramore, April 10, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from the U. S. Land Office to J. H. Parramore, April 10, 1905]

Letter from the U. S. Land Office to James Harrison Parramore discussing the suspension of Lieu Selection #760, thus forbidding the removal of timber or other valuable assets from a particular section of land.
Date: April 10, 1905
Creator: United States. General Land Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Comparison (open access)

Certificate of Comparison

Certificate signed by the new Mexican Secretary and statement signed by J. H. Parramore certifying the appointment of C. V. Drew as an agent of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in Rode, New Mexico. The second document is paired with a resolution from the company's board of directors stating that the company president may appoint all local agents for the company.
Date: 1907-01-07/1907-01-12
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History