[Document Relating to the Abilene & Southern Railway Company's Petition to Condemn Property in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Relating to the Abilene & Southern Railway Company's Petition to Condemn Property in Abilene, Texas]

Document relating the Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition to condemn properties in Abilene, Texas which are necessary to construct and operate a railroad between Abilene and Winters, Texas. The document contains blank spaces to fill in the details of the case and is unsigned.
Date: August 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad]

Photostat copy of the land grant to International & Great Northern Railroad from the State of Texas. The grant is for land in Hemphill County, Texas and was originally made April 23, 1885. There is a note on the back stating this is an accurate copy of the document on file with the Texas General Land Office.
Date: November 7, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom & Gibbs, Barnett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad]

Photostat copy of the land grant to International & Great Northern Railroad from the State of Texas. The grant is for land in Hemphill County, Texas and was originally made April 23, 1885. There is a note on the back stating this is an accurate copy of the document on file with the Texas General Land Office.
Date: November 7, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom & Gibbs, Barnett
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Motion to Direct the Verdict]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: October 7, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Levying Damages Against the Abilene & Southern Railway Company] (open access)

[Document Levying Damages Against the Abilene & Southern Railway Company]

Document stating that the special commissioners are levying damages against the plaintiff, Abilene & Southern Railway Company, after hearing the evidence. This document contains blank spaces for missing information and is unsigned.
Date: August 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Gerald C. Betty] (open access)

[Affidavit of Gerald C. Betty]

Affidavit sworn by Gerald C. Betty stating that he was acquainted with A. M. Betty during her life and the estimated value of her estate.
Date: March 7, 1940
Creator: Betty, Gerald C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Listing Damages Owed by Abilene & Southern Railway Company] (open access)

[Document Listing Damages Owed by Abilene & Southern Railway Company]

Document listing the damages owed by Abilene & Southern Railway Company. The damages are broken into the individual fees. This document is unsigned and contains blank spaces with missing information.
Date: August 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mary E. Sayles vs G. R. Pierce et al: Court Judgement] (open access)

[Mary E. Sayles vs G. R. Pierce et al: Court Judgement]

Certified copy of final judgment in the court case of Mary E. Sayles vs. G. R. Pierce et al, ruled in favor of Mary E. Sayles.
Date: April 7, 1900
Creator: Texas. District Court (Jones County)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Earl Willard Meyer to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Earl Willard Meyer to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from Earl Willard Meyer to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Sherman County, Texas. It states that Jack Sayles has examined the documents and that the examination was conducted on behalf of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: September 7, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Refusing Defendant's Special Charge No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Refusing Defendant's Special Charge No. 1]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, denying the request to instruct the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: October 7, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sale of Land from Henry Sayles, Jr. and Blanch Sayles to Henry Sayles ,Jr., Mac Sayles, and John Sayles, September 7, 1944] (open access)

[Sale of Land from Henry Sayles, Jr. and Blanch Sayles to Henry Sayles ,Jr., Mac Sayles, and John Sayles, September 7, 1944]

Contract stating that Henry Sayles, Jr. and his wife, Blanche R. Sayles agree to sell certain plots of land in Taylor County over to Henry Sayles, Jr., Mac Sayles, and John Sayles, the executors of the estate of the deceased Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr. & Sayles, Blanche R.
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)
System: The Portal to Texas History