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[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231] (open access)

[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231]

Notarized copy of the will of John Sayles determining it to be the official last will that bestows his estate unto his wife, Mary E. Sayles.
Date: April 22, 1901
Creator: Sayles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $35.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a stamp on the front reading "Paid" and dated October 31, 1936.
Date: April 13, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. G. Better et al. to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. G. Better et al. to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from J. G. Betty, Selene E. Betty, F. Louise Betty, Gerald C. Betty, E. Dean Betty, Harry R. Betty, Ann Lois Richardson, and Mary E. Fullerton to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree County, Texas. It states that Jack Sayles has examined the documents and that the examination was conducted on behalf of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: April 9, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters of Guardianship of Carl E. Gouldman] (open access)

[Letters of Guardianship of Carl E. Gouldman]

Document certifying that E. F. Gouldman is the lawfully recognized guardian of Carl E. Gouldman. The document was issued by the Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama.
Date: April 16, 1900
Creator: Shiver, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing several portions of the court record the plaintiff requests to have excepted. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea]

Document certifying the sale and transfer of land in Lee County from Mary E. Sayles and Benjamin H. Bassett, Jr. to a Mr. C. B. Hosea. "Copy deed" is handwritten on the back of the page and the document is unsigned.
Date: April 2, 1900
Creator: Sayles, Mary E. & Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis] (open access)

[Document in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, in which the company acknowledges the judgment in favor of J. W. Bettis, Anna Bettis, and their tenants. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Notarized document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. B. Green. Part of the document signed by B. H. Bassett is torn away.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., detailing the defendant's answer to A. D. Fulton's petition. The document discusses the complaints made by Fulton and includes the right of way contract related to the property.
Date: April 9, 1929
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury]

Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al. instructing the jury on how to consider the cause including several specific questions.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, stating that A. D. Fulton failed to appear and answer the writ of the suit and stating that Fulton should not interfere with the Gulf Pipe Line Company representatives maintaining the pipe line on his land.
Date: April 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which overrules the defendant's general demurrer and special exception request.
Date: April 21, 1927
Creator: unknown
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. There are some corrections to the text and "After Close of Evidence" is written near the bottom of the page.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document in Condemnation Proceeding Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al.] (open access)

[Document in Condemnation Proceeding Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al.]

Document in the proceedings Gulf Pipe Line Company for the condemnation of certain properties owned by J. W. Bettis et al., which states the when and where the petition was filed. There is a short statement certifying that the details of the petition are accurate with a space for the presiding judge to sign. This document appears to be a draft and is unsigned.
Date: April 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Edna Betty to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Edna Betty to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from Edna Betty to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree and Hansford Counties, Texas. It states that Jack Sayles has examined the documents and that the examination was conducted on behalf of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: April 9, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Controverting Answer to Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, which discusses the plaintiff's response to the defendant's plea of privilege. It counters specific points in numbered paragraphs.
Date: April 28, 1938
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. C. Garthwaite vs. Owen O'Brien: Court Judgement] (open access)

[J. C. Garthwaite vs. Owen O'Brien: Court Judgement]

Description of the final court judgment on the case of J. C. Garthwaite vs.Owen O'Brien.
Date: April 2, 1847
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles]

Notice to Mary E. Sayles informing her of the petitioners in favor of the opening of a public road on the Austin and Williams League #340.
Date: April 6, 1903
Creator: Young, S. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 21395-B: Defendant's Request to Dismiss Case] (open access)

[Cause No. 21395-B: Defendant's Request to Dismiss Case]

Document in cause no. 21395-B, The State of Texas vs. Annie Ellis et al., presenting Hattie M. Sayles' deed for the property involved in the suit and requesting that the court dismisses the cause. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 27, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Divesting Henry Sayles' Jr. of His Interest in the Estate of Hattie M. Sayles] (open access)

[Document Divesting Henry Sayles' Jr. of His Interest in the Estate of Hattie M. Sayles]

Document which transfers Henry Sayles Jr.'s one tenth interest in the estate of Hattie M. Sayles to the trustees of her estate. It also states that the benefits of his interests are to be paid to several members of his family. This document is unsigned and there is a note written at the top of the page signed John.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
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.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Purchase of Land from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver] (open access)

[Purchase of Land from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver]

Document acknowledging the purchase of a tract of land made by John A. McIver from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver, outlining the cost owed to each of them and the coordinates of land to be sold.
Date: April 6, 1900
Creator: McIver, A. W. & Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 20, 1934] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 20, 1934]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $81.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is text on the back stating $70.00 had been paid "Aug.17" and a stamp on the front reading, "Paid" and dated Aug. 27, 1934.
Date: April 20, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Hearing Date in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al.] (open access)

[Notice of Hearing Date in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al.]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al., which notifies the involved parties of the hearing date. The bottom half of the document is labelled "Return of Notice" and a form to be filled out certifying each person named received the notice.
Date: April 4, 1929
Creator: Hay, A. A.; Cox, I. L. & Dodge, J. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History