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[Photograph of a Man Riding a Horse]
Photograph of a man wearing jeans, a jacket, and a cowboy hat while sitting on a horse.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[History Report of Camp Verde Ranch by W. H. Bonnell]
Document prepared by W. H. Bonnell about the "History of property known as CAMP VERDE RANCH." This particular document details the history of the area from April 1874 when John A. Bonnell came up until around 1912 when family discussions of various wills were taking place revolving around pieces of land.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Bonnell, W. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Vendor's Lien from W. H. Bonnell to May F. A. Huntoon]
Transfer of vendor's lien note from W. H. Bonnell to Miss May F. A. Huntoon; Bonnell sold the note to Huntoon for the sum of $2,000 to be paid "on or before 19th day of September, 1931." According to this document, this transfer is only for note No. 5, which is one of five given by J. R. Logsdon; this note was "in part payment for...800 acres of land out of Survey's Nos. 100 in the names of Geo. Smith..."
Date:
February 4, 1929
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer and Assignment from Mrs. J. T. Brown to the Federal Land Bank of Houston]
Transfer and assignment note from Mrs. J. T. Brown to the Federal Land Bank of Houston acknowledging the fact that the bank is buying out a promissory note worth $1,100 in exchange for the land that had been put into a deed of trust executed by W. H. Bonnell the previous year.
Date:
October 13, 1922
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from George L. Leigh to Edward B. Leigh]
Warranty deed from George and Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of 320 acres to Edward for $800. The land that is being sold is known as Survey No. 1430; the rest of the paragraph describes the land, its borders, landmarks, etc.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from the S. A. & A. P. Town Site Company to Edward B. Leigh]
Deed from the S. A. & A. P. Town Site Company to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of a piece of land which Leigh paid $600 for. According to the description, the land was originally conveyed to Mifflin Kenedy by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company in March 1888.
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Vendor's Lien from J. M. Witt to Jay McCoy]
Release of vendor's lien from J. M. Witt to Jay McCoy acknowledging the satisfactory payment of four promissory notes, each worth $500. J. R. Herndon conveyed to Jay McCoy "a certain lot or parcel of land, situated in, and being in, the L. A. Wyatt Addition to the town of Center Point...Lots Nos. 8 & 11."
Date:
June 9, 1924
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from George and Virginia Leigh to Edward Leigh, July 23, 1887]
Warranty deed from George and Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh for the purchase of a parcel of land in Kerr County, Texas. The deed specifies that Edward is paying $1,000 for the track "or parcel of land known as survey No. 1429" situated along Sunflower Creek, a tributary of the Guadalupe River.
Date:
July 23, 1887
Creator:
McFarland, A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Payment Schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston]
Document outlining the payment schedule from W. H. and Allie Bonnell to the Federal Land Bank of Houston in the total amount of $2,500. According to the document the couple will pay in "sixty-eight equal semi-annual payments of" $81.25 to be paid on the first of April and October; the final payment will be for $81.02 on April 1, 1957. On the back is the table printed with dates and payments from 1923 to 1928 filled in in red ink.
Date:
October 3, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Release Deed of Trust from C. C. Jones to W. H. and Allie H. Bonnell]
Release of mortgage from C. C. Jones to W. H. Bonnell and Allie H. Bonnell; the deed acknowledges that W. H. Bonnel and his wife delivered a deed of trust on a piece of real estate in Kerr County back in 1916. This particular deed asserts that the couple has paid of the promissory note worth $800, due on January 17, 1919; C. C. Jones releases his interest and claims to the land described in the original deed of trust.
Date:
September 12, 1921
Creator:
Leavell, John
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cemetery Dedication from W. H. Bonnell to his Daughters Helen and Ethel]
Cemetery dedication from W. H. Bonnell to his daughters Ethel and Helen. According to the document, Bonnell wishes to "have the said plot of ground dedicated by me and set apart for the purposes of a burial ground for the parents of grantor" paid for by Ethel and Helen for $1. He wants to have a plot of one half acre with the graves of his parents placed in the center.
Date:
June 17, 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Documents from 1898, 1899, and 1900]
Four tax documents from Kerr County, two of which are dated January 31, 1899 and the other two are dated January 31, 1900. Two of the documents were sent to George L. Leigh and two were sent to Edward B. Leigh; each document states the amount of taxes and the value for property that was assessed. The fifth document was sent to George L. Leigh and says the taxes taken amounted to $14.25.
Date:
{1898,1899,1900}
Creator:
Vann, John W. & Sellers, James
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh]
Warranty deed from Virginia Leigh to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of land for $1 paid by Edward to Virginia. According to the deed Virginia has released her rights to the land purchased by Edward and that he obtained "an undivided one half interest in and to that certain three hundred and twenty acre tract known as Survey No. 1430."
Date:
April 4, 1919
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hand-Drawn Map of the Steele Tract of Land]
Hand-drawn map detailing the Steele tract of land in Kerr County; the map details the perimeters of the land including their length, the plot on the left contains 75 acres and the one on the right contains 160 acres. The envelope contains information about the Musson Place, and a mentioning of a sheriff's deed in June 1900.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Quit Claim Deed from George Bigford to Edward B. Leigh]
Deed from George Bigford to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of land for $1 paid by Leigh to Bigford in exchange for "that tract or parcel of Land lying in the County of Kerr and State of Texas, described as...120 1/2 acres known as Survey No. 1946." This deed releases Bigford of all of his rights, title, and interest to the land being bought by Leigh.
Date:
September 1, 1903
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner]
Copy of a chattel mortgage agreement made between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner acknowledging the debt owed to Schreiner by Bonnell. According to the document Bonnell has a debt totaled at $5,000 to be paid by November 1, 1917; as collateral, Bonnell is putting up his entire flock of goats and sheep to Schreiner if the debt was not able to be paid off. The document stipulates that Schreiner would have authority to sell off said property if Bonnell was not able to pay off the debt.
Date:
June 5, 1917
Creator:
Leavell, J. R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. H. and C. F. Bonnell's Original Answer from cause no. 448, 1896]
Document pertaining to the case of Edward Prince vs. W. H. Bonnell and C. F. Bonnell, accused of fraudulent land deeds, filed November 7, 1896. This document relays the original arguments made by the attorney for W. H. and C. F. Bonnell, Leo Tarleton; he says that the defendants "deny all and singular the allegations in said original petition."
Date:
November 7, 1896
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Quit Claim Deed from A. S. Moore to Edward B. Leigh, June 30, 1894]
Deed from A. S. Moore to Edward B. Leigh of St. Louis, Missouri; the deed itself relinquishes Moore's rights to the land "known as survey No. 4...containing 320 acres...having been purchased by me from the State of Texas."
Date:
June 30, 1894
Creator:
McFarland, A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Citation Issued to W. H. and C. F. Bonnell Pertaining to cause no. 448, 1896]
Document that relates to the case of Edward Prince vs. Mrs. C. F. Bonnell et al, accused of deed fraud, originally decided May 8, 1895. This document is a citation summoning W. H. Bonnell and Mrs. C. F. Bonnell "to be and appear before the Honorable District Court of Kerr County." Prince claims that the deeds created by W. H. Bonnell to Mrs C. F. Bonnell are "without valuable consideration in law and are fraudulent" and the lands mentioned in the deeds should be "sold and foreclosed."
Date:
June 7, 1896
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Woman Standing by a Horse]
Photograph of a woman wearing a rider's outfit and holding the reins to the horse standing behind her.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Vendor's Lien from Allie H. Bonnell to E. B. Davis]
Release of vendor's lien from Allie H. Bonnell to E. B. Davis from which the original lien conveyed to him real estate in Kerr County in the "L. A. Wyatt addition to the town of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, and known as lots Nos. 9 and 11." The original vendor's lien was to secure the payment of $3,500 and E. B. Davis executed three promissory notes to be paid on January 1st of 1932, 1933, 1934; the end of the document states that he has fulfilled and paid the notes and Bonnell acknowledges that the her hold on the land and lien has extinguished.
Date:
June 11, 1935
Creator:
Leavell, John R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of the Center Point Cemetery Association to W. H. Bonnell]
Deed from the Center Point Cemetery Association to W. H. Bonnell who is buying a plot for $1 and "valuable considerations." The document acknowledges that Bonnell will have and hold these possessions forever and adhere to "all the Rules and Regulations of the said Cemetery Association."
Date:
June 24, 1931
Creator:
Leavell, W. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Chattel Mortgage Agreement Between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner]
Copy of a chattel mortgage agreement between W. H. Bonnell and Charles Schreiner in which Bonnell owes $1,358 to Schreiner as well as $400 in other fees. In this document Bonnell places his property, including his goats, up as collateral until he is able to pay back the debt; should he default Schreiner would be empowered to sell the property stated.
Date:
November 12, 1912
Creator:
Moore, A. H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Parcel of Land for Fritz Saur]
Sketched map created by A. L. Starkey showing land survey number 2 after cutting off 45 8/10 acres for Fritz Saur; there is a large compass drawn to the left of the map.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Starkey, A. L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History