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[Letter from A. M. Acheson to Henry Sayles, April 1, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from A. M. Acheson to Henry Sayles, April 1, 1912]

Letter from A. M. Acheson to Henry Sayles stating he will soon inform him of the lines of the M. K. & T. railroad in which a change of administration is to be executed.
Date: April 1, 1912
Creator: Acheson, Alex M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Backes to Perry Sayles, April 2, 1935] (open access)

[Letter from H. W. Backes to Perry Sayles, April 2, 1935]

Letter from H. W. Backes to Perry Sayles crediting his lien note for $8.57.
Date: April 2, 1935
Creator: Backes, H. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

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

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. P. Green.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type: Legal Document
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.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924]

Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles stating three oil wells were drilled on the B. I. Terry tract in Comanche County. Two of them produced oil and one produced gas, but neither produced enough resources to be profitable.
Date: April 30, 1924
Creator: Birge, W. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. D. Bloxsom to Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles, April 27, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from E. D. Bloxsom to Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles, April 27, 1916]

Letter from E. D. Bloxsom to Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles discussing statements being sent to the tax collector of Hardin County showing taxes due for the years 1914 and 1915. The amount of taxes indicate that the valuation of land was much higher than expected. Since the timber was cut long ago it is stated no taxes can be made on anything but the land itself.
Date: April 27, 1916
Creator: Bloxsom, E. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles]

Conclusion of law listing Judge Calhoun's determinations on the land dispute suit case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles. Several notes and corrections are handwritten in black pen ink on both pages.
Date: April 6, 1904
Creator: Calhoun, J. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Court Decision of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Court Decision of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles]

Document written by Judge Calhoun stating the court's determination on the land dispute case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles. An additional note is handwritten at the bottom of the page in pencil, "To all of which the plaintiff, L. C. Wise, in open court excepts and gives notice of appeal to the court of civil appeals for the second supreme judicial district of the state of Texas at Ft. Worth, Texas."
Date: April 14, 1904
Creator: Calhoun, J. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, April 25,1940] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, April 25,1940]

Letter from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles discussing, that the court of civil appeals has received and filed the appellant's motion of rehearing, appellant's motion for writ of certiorari, and appellant's motion to file supplemental transcript.
Date: April 25, 1940
Creator: Childress, Dan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 9,1940 (open access)

[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 9,1940

Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles discussing that he has waived requirement to obtaining corrected patents covering excess coverage.
Date: April 9, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 9, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 9, 1940]

Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles discussing if Edna Betty and Betty estate titles are approved.
Date: April 9, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notegram from F. F. Claunts to Jack Sayles, April 8,1940] (open access)

[Notegram from F. F. Claunts to Jack Sayles, April 8,1940]

Notegram from F. F. Claunts to Jack Sayles discussing the abstracts for Lease No. 13812 will be forward to Sayles.
Date: April 8, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 3,1940] (open access)

[Telegram from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, April 3,1940]

Telegram from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles discussing supplemental and curative matter needs to be shipped to the office of Southwestern Life Insurance Company in Dallas, Texas. A copy of a letter transmitting abstracts should also be sent to W. B. LaMaster in Perryton, Texas.
Date: April 3, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. F. Claunts and R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, April 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. F. Claunts and R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, April 5, 1940]

Letter from R. F. Rood and F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles delivering a copy of a quitclaim deed from Evangeline Peck. Once the Betty titles are approved, the block of titles examined by Sayles & Sayles will be complete and Rood and Claunts ask that all documents regarding the titles be returned to them.
Date: April 5, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F. & Rood, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. P. Crane to Sayles & Sayles, April 1, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from E. P. Crane to Sayles & Sayles, April 1, 1940]

Letter from E. P. Crane to Sayles & Sayles discussing an assignment of rentals and subordination agreement executed by Jacob B. Wiebe and the Southwestern Life Insurance Company, stating they have sent documentation to R. F. Rood at the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and that additional instruments are unnecessary. The letter is copied to Edward S. Arentz, F. F. Claunts, and R. F. Rood.
Date: April 1, 1940
Creator: Crane, E. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tom Dies to John Sayles, April 9, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from Tom Dies to John Sayles, April 9, 1929]

Letter from Tom Dies to John Sayles returning an affidavit previously loaned for the A. D. Fulton case.
Date: April 9, 1929
Creator: Dies, Tom
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum Between Mac Sayles and Paul Dillahunty] (open access)

[Memorandum Between Mac Sayles and Paul Dillahunty]

Contract between Paul Dillahunty and Mac Sayles in which both men agree to sell the other their respective tracts of land in El Paso County, Texas after Dillahunty's fulfilled the legal requirement to live on his lands.
Date: April 7, 1910
Creator: Dillahunty, Paul & Sayles, McAlpine (Mac)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Commissioners Findings in Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al.] (open access)

[Special Commissioners Findings in 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., describing the purpose of the pipe line for the requested right away and awarding damages to the defendants. The back of the document has a note reading, "Filed April 15, 1929, Tom K. Eplen."
Date: April 15, 1929
Creator: Dodge, J. G.; Cox, I. C. & Hay, A. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Drilling Jars and Rental Equipment] (open access)

[Receipt for Drilling Jars and Rental Equipment]

Receipt for items sold and rented to C. E. Dearolph by Dunigan Tool & Supply Company, ordered by M. M. McKee, including a set of drilling jars.
Date: April 30, 1928
Creator: Dunigan Tool & Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et. al.] (open access)

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

Three documents in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al.. The first document appoints special commissioners to in the proceeding, the second is an affidavit sworn by the special commissioners to be fair and impartial, and the third document sets the hearing date as April 15, 1929.
Date: April 4, 1929
Creator: Eplen, Tom K.; Hay, A. A.; Cox, I. C. & Dodge, J. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Foote to Henry Sayles, April 9, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Foote to Henry Sayles, April 9, 1906]

Letter from H. L. Foote to Henry Sayles discussing his possessions regarding the railroad. Also discussed is land owned by Foote and its value. Foote does not want to enter into a lawsuit if it can be avoided.
Date: April 9, 1906
Creator: Foot, H. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. French to The Sayles Company, April 3, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from W. A. French to The Sayles Company, April 3, 1931]

Letter from W. A. French to The Sayles Company granting authority to use the dyke in French's property as a crossing.
Date: April 3, 1931
Creator: French, W. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Gouldman to W. K. McAlpine, April 20, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from E. Gouldman to W. K. McAlpine, April 20, 1900]

Letter from E. Gouldman to W. K. McAlpine discussing some documents and the guardianship of C. E. Gouldman.
Date: April 20, 1900
Creator: Gouldman, Carl E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment] (open access)

[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment]

Document stating that the children of Sarah R. Gouldman, Lillie M. Gouldman, Ira A. Reynolds, James E. Gouldman, Sadie I. Gouldman, and Carl E. Gouldman, have received their share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine, totalling $43.05 each.
Date: April 1900
Creator: Gouldman, Lillie M.; Reynolds, Ira A.; Reynolds, A. J.; Gouldman, James E.; Gouldman, Sadie I. & Gouldman, E. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History