[Oath of Commissioners, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Oath of Commissioners, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document swearing the special commissioners, Charles Motz, Sr., P. M. McKinney, and A. F. McDonald to be fair and impartial in assessing damages the condemnation proceeding Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. The back of the document lists the name of the proceeding and is signed by the commissioners and judge T. A. Bledsoe.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Original Order and Notice, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Original Order and Notice, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document providing notice to the trustees and pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas of the hearing date for the condemnation proceedings for Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas. The bottom half of the document is the Sheriff's Return, listing the date and time the notice was served to B. F. Jordan, Ed. Henry, Winnie Brown, and J. A. Duncan. The sheriff's return is handwritten and the back of the document lists the name of the case and is signed by the commissioners and judge T. A. Bledsoe.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Original Petition, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Original Petition, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document in which Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company instigates condemnation proceedings against the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. The petition lists the history of the property, Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas, and the railway company's reasons for pursuing the condemnation proceeding.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 2744: Statement of Costs] (open access)

[Cause No. 2744: Statement of Costs]

Document listing the costs of the cause, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna in the County Court of Taylor County, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause Number 2744: Statement of Costs] (open access)

[Cause Number 2744: Statement of Costs]

Document listing the costs accrued in cause no. 2744, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna. The costs are to be paid by the railway company and are itemized. This document is unsigned.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause Number 2827: Findings and Awarded Damages] (open access)

[Cause Number 2827: Findings and Awarded Damages]

Document explaining the findings in the cause Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy and the Heirs of J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy. The document lists the damages to be paid by the railway company and grants the railway company the right to take possession of the properties, Lots 11 and 12 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas.
Date: August 8, 1909
Creator: Motz, Charles; McKinney, P. M. & McDonald, A. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Vendor's Liens from Mac Sayles to Texas Land & Loan Company] (open access)

[Transfer of Vendor's Liens from Mac Sayles to Texas Land & Loan Company]

Document certifying the transfer of vendor's liens from Mac Sayles to the Texas Land & Loan Company.
Date: March 8, 1917
Creator: Sayles, McAlpine (Mac)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abstract to 20 Acres out of Southeast Quarter, Section 55, Blind Asylum Land in Taylor County, Texas (open access)

Abstract to 20 Acres out of Southeast Quarter, Section 55, Blind Asylum Land in Taylor County, Texas

Abstract of land titles of Texas, for 20 Acres out of Southeast Quarter, Section 55, Blind Asylum Land in Taylor County, Texas, made for Perry Sayles. The documents include a map of the property and the titles dated from 1883-1919.
Date: October 8, 1919
Creator: Taylor County Abstract Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Sale from Henry Sayles, Jr. to Hattie Sayles, March 8, 1926] (open access)

[Land Sale from Henry Sayles, Jr. to Hattie Sayles, March 8, 1926]

Document certifying that Henry Sayles, Jr. sold his interest in certain tracts of land to Hattie Sayles for the price $1100.
Date: March 8, 1926
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry] (open access)

[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry to appear in court and testify on behalf of the plaintiffs. The subpoena's subjects are named in the sheriff's return on the bottom half of the document.
Date: April 8, 1929
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry] (open access)

[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry to appear in court and testify on behalf of the plaintiffs.
Date: April 8, 1929
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 8136-A: Document Stating D. C. Doan Failed Appear] (open access)

[Cause No. 8136-A: Document Stating D. C. Doan Failed Appear]

Document in the cause, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. D. C. Doan, stating that Doan failed to appear despite being notified of the hearing date and stating the plaintiff, Gulf Pipe Line Company is discharged from liability of the bond.
Date: June 8, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 8136-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition and Application for Injunction] (open access)

[Cause No. 8136-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition and Application for Injunction]

Document discussing the Gulf Pipe Line Company's complaint against D. C. Doen regarding the maintenance of the pipeline on Doen's land.
Date: June 8, 1929
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History