[Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler, January 17, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler, January 17, 1914]

Letter from E. K. Capeton to Mr. Wheeler discussing the death of Capeton's mare, which was killed by one of J. H. Parramore's bulls, and seeking financial compensation from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company for his loss.
Date: January 17, 1914
Creator: Capeton, E. K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916] (open access)

[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916]

Contract between the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, J. H. Lacy, and C.L. Simpson to hiring the two men to cut and dig a ditch along the Scinega [sic] Creek, specifying all special requirements, the time frame, additional time fro inclement weather, and the payment to be received.
Date: January 6, 1916
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells, January 23, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells, January 23, 1931]

Letter from D. D. Parramore to J. L. Wells discussing receiving a map of the Cienega Ditch and sending payment for it, signing of legal forms related to the surveying of the ditch, and discussing the existing legal ambiguity of the current ownership of the property. A postscript note at the end of the letter reads, "Am working with Bill Sugart to get Charles Chinoweth or someone else and go up to Lordsburg and sign the papers." The word, "Coppy", is written in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date: January 23, 1931
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart, January 23, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart, January 23, 1931]

Letter from D. D. Parramore to Bill Shugart discussing filing a map of the Cienega Ditch with the surveyor, J. L. Wells, and asking Sugart or Charles Chinoweth to sign as a witness that the ditch existed before 1895. The word, "Coppy", is handwritten in pencil at the top of the letter.
Date: January 23, 1931
Creator: Parramore, Dock Dilworth
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 20, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 20, 1931]

Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore discussing a completed map of the Cienega Ditch and the final steps needed to officially file it in Santa Fe.
Date: January 20, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916]

Letter from J. J. Wheeler to James Harrison Parramore discussing signed contracts to begin work on repairing the Cienega ditch, how the cattle and mares are doing, water tanks and the lack of rain, and a bad season of the Spanish flu.
Date: January 13, 1916
Creator: Wheeler, J. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore, January 29, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore, January 29, 1931]

Letter from L. B. Atwood to D. D. Parramore discussing water rights and ownership rights and technicalities about the Cienega property.
Date: January 29, 1931
Creator: Atwood, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 28, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 28, 1931]

Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing mapping and measurements of the Cienega Ditch Property. A handwritten note at the bottom of the letter reads, "Regarding the ownership of the Cienega, the notes and affidavit only intend to show the owner - no difference how you obtained it or when."
Date: January 28, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
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
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
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
[Appointment of Agent Certificate] (open access)

[Appointment of Agent Certificate]

Document certifying the appointment of an agent and the designation of a place of business for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of New Mexico.
Date: January 12, 1907
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore, January 7, 1931 (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore, January 7, 1931

Letter from J. L. Wells to J. J. Parramore discussing why Mr. Atwood is out office, promising to complete a map of the Cienega Ditch while having Atwood draw up a form of oath for Parramore, Sugart, and Chinoweth to sign. He requests the first initials of Chinoweth and Sugart, to which a response is written at the bottom of the page from Dock Dilworth Parramore that reads, "Called Cienega Ditch. Wm Sugart Charles Chinoweth. D.D.P."
Date: January 7, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
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.
Date: January 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History