Resource Type

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas lease from John Miller to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding land in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Document Stating A. H. Lilius Will Settle on Land in El Paso County, Texas] (open access)

[Document Stating A. H. Lilius Will Settle on Land in El Paso County, Texas]

Document certifying that A. H. Lilius will settle on land granted to them in El Paso County, Texas. The document is unsigned and undated.
Date: July 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family #2] (open access)

[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family #2]

Un-notarized statements from Henry Sayles describing the lineage of his mother, Mary Sayles, and confirming the death of his father, John Sayles.
Date: July 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease of Lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Lease of Lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision, Abilene, Texas]

Document certifying the lease of lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision in Abilene, Texas from Mac Sayles to J. R. Johnson. The document is unsigned.
Date: July 1911
Creator: Johnson, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs Mary E. Sayles: Supplemental Assignment of Errors] (open access)

[L. C. Wise vs Mary E. Sayles: Supplemental Assignment of Errors]

Document listing court errors believed to have been made in carrying out the lawsuit between L. C. Wise and Mary E. Sayles over land boundary lines.
Date: July 20, 1904
Creator: Bowyer and Tillett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document listing the details of documents relating to the property owned by Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins in Hemphill County, Texas and the details of the oil and gas lease from Wiggins to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: July 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912]

Letter on postcard from the Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles requesting he appear before the board and demonstrate why the value of his properties listed should not be raised or reduced. A handwritten note on the letter from A. H. Balch reads, "I have gone over these items and find no charge can be made in keeping property in the same locality [,] Balch".
Date: July 3, 1912
Creator: Board of Equalization
System: The Portal to Texas History
L. C. Wise VS. M. E. Sayles: Assignment of Errors (open access)

L. C. Wise VS. M. E. Sayles: Assignment of Errors

Document listing court errors believed to have been made in carrying out the lawsuit between L. C. Wise and Mary E. Sayles over land boundary lines. An additional fourth error is handwritten in pencil at the bottom of the document.
Date: July 20, 1904
Creator: Bowyer and Tillett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1131: Subpoena for Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Cause No. 1131: Subpoena for Mary E. Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Stephens County sheriff's office requiring Mary E. Sayles to appear in court for a suit related to delinquent taxes. This document is marked a copy.
Date: July 14, 1897
Creator: Stephens County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 11783-A: Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Original Petition

Document certifying the original petition in the suit, City of Abilene vs. J. Rupert Jackson, Jr. Administer of Estate of Rupert Jackson, et. al, which is dealing with the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes, interest, and penalties related to properties in Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 27, 1939
Creator: Caffey, Wiley L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family] (open access)

[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family]

Un-notarized statements from Henry Sayles describing the lineage of his mother, Mary Sayles, and confirming the death of his father, John Sayles. Pencil handwriting on the back of the document reads, "sworn statement- character witness?"
Date: July 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller] (open access)

[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller]

Photostat copy of John Miller's affidavit of possession, in which he swears that he is the owner of land in Hemphill County currently occupied by a tenant, B. F. Rice, and subject to an oil and gas lease to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Conditional Interest of Sale of Minerals, Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry] (open access)

[Conditional Interest of Sale of Minerals, Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry]

Document certifying the sale of oil, gas, and other minerals from Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry on land in McLennon County, Texas.
Date: July 21, 1913
Creator: Sayles, McAlpine (Mac)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation, July 1929] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation, July 1929]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, granting an continuation of the cause until the next regular term of the court.
Date: July 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Sale Record from James H. Mathews to Barry Gillespie] (open access)

[Land Sale Record from James H. Mathews to Barry Gillespie]

Official filed record of Sheriff James H. Matthews auctioning off and selling land from the suit of Owen O'Brien vs. Jeremiah C. Garthwaite to the highest bidder, Barry Gillespie.
Date: July 6, 1847
Creator: Matthews, James H.
System: The Portal to Texas History