[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles]

Petition of plaintiff stating that taxes on certain lands within the county of Stephens have gone unpaid by the land owner, Mary E. Sayles.
Date: July 13, 1897
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer Draft from Mary E. Sayles to Emma H. Sayles] (open access)

[Land Transfer Draft from Mary E. Sayles to Emma H. Sayles]

Draft of a document transferring a portion of land from Mary E. Sayles to her daughter, Emma H. Sayles. A single corrections note is handwritten in the middle of the page and the document is unsigned. On the back of the page is a handwritten note that reads, "This was cancelled by new paper and Emma has her part."
Date: October 9, 1899
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Copy of Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles]

Copy of a legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties.
Date: March 22, 1899
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles]

Legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties.
Date: March 22, 1899
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Copy of Legal Complaint from Mary E. Sayles]

Copy of a legal complaint in which the plaintiff, Mary E. Sayles, disputes land rights between herself and the defendants, G. R. Pierce, J. H. Pierce and J. C. Maxwell with intentions to sue for the title and rights to the specified properties. A second copy of the document received by the Pierces is included, on which a response from the Pierces accepting the citation and agreeing to file answer is handwritten.
Date: March 22, 1899
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Leasing Contract for Stephens County Property] (open access)

[Leasing Contract for Stephens County Property]

Contract between Mary E. Sayles and J. W. Dooley in which Sayles agrees to lease 177 acres of land in Stephens county at certain rates and under certain conditions to Mr. Dooley. Title at the top of the document reads, "(Copy.) This Lease in Duplicate. (This the duplicate.)"
Date: August 10, 1897
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Tax Statement 1896] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Tax Statement 1896]

Statement of taxes due on lands owned or controlled by Henry Sayles for the year of 1896.
Date: March 19, 1897
Creator: Hall, Pete W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer from M. E. Sayles to J. M. Hanna] (open access)

[Land Transfer from M. E. Sayles to J. M. Hanna]

Document stating an agreement to transfer the Austin and Williams league of land from Mary E. Sayles to J. M. Hanna. The document details the negotiated conditions of the transfer and is signed by both parties.
Date: June 1897
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History