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[Land Deed for Montgomery County, School District 15] (open access)

[Land Deed for Montgomery County, School District 15]

Record of a land deed granted from C. C. Cox and his wife to the trustees of school district 15 in Montgomery County, Texas, of which Cox was head.
Date: 1895-04-15~
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. H. Powell to C. C. Cox et al, September 1, 1895] (open access)

[Letter from B. H. Powell to C. C. Cox et al, September 1, 1895]

Official letter from Montgomery County Judge B. H. Powell to C. C. Cox, WIlliam G. Richardson, and J. S. Welch, appointing them as trustees for schooling at Cox's Switch, later to be Splendora, Texas. Envelope is included.
Date: September 1, 1895
Creator: Powell, B. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Trusteeship for C. C. Cox, September 12, 1895] (open access)

[Certificate of Trusteeship for C. C. Cox, September 12, 1895]

A "form P" document of Montgomery County, Texas, certifying C. C. Cox as school trustee for "the Cox community" (Cox's Switch, later changed to Splendora).
Date: September 12, 1895
Creator: Powell, B. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teaching Contract Between Cox School Board of Trustees and W. W. Hedges, September 30, 1895] (open access)

[Teaching Contract Between Cox School Board of Trustees and W. W. Hedges, September 30, 1895]

A Montgomery County, TX "Form C" contract signed by B. H. Powell, approving W. W. Hedges' position as a third grade teacher at the Cox school in Splendora, Texas, and his agreement with the school's trustees on pay and length of contract.
Date: October 1, 1895
Creator: Powell, B. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to Evan Thomas, 1898] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to Evan Thomas, 1898]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to Evan Thomas on February 9th, 1898 in Splendora, Texas.
Date: February 9, 1898
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by W. and M. C. Patton to R. L. Wooten, 1899] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by W. and M. C. Patton to R. L. Wooten, 1899]

A handwritten deed for land in Montgomery County, Texas, sold from William Patton and his wife to R. L. Wooten.
Date: April 12, 1899
Creator: Patton, William & Patton, M. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway] (open access)

[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway]

A blank form from the Houston East & West Texas Railway and the Houston & Shreveport Railroad for claiming damages if livestock are killed on their tracks.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Houston East and West Texas Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of Organization of Board of Trustees (Blank) (open access)

Report of Organization of Board of Trustees (Blank)

A blank form for organizing school board trustees at the county level in Texas.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Mineral Lease Form] (open access)

[Texas Mineral Lease Form]

Two blank Texas mineral lease forms, printed by the Conroe Courier.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease Agreement Between W. G. Richardson, Texas Seaboard Lumber Company] (open access)

[Lease Agreement Between W. G. Richardson, Texas Seaboard Lumber Company]

A copy of a lease agreement between W. G. Richardson and the Texas Seaboard Lumber Company, granting the company use of land near Splendora, Texas for oil drilling.
Date: January 29, 1901
Creator: Richardson, William G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from Splendora, Texas Land Survey] (open access)

[Excerpt from Splendora, Texas Land Survey]

A letter from Jerusha Compton to C. A. Work with an excerpt from a land survey. Handwritten beneath it are notes from C. C. Cox regarding the land discussed, a note that that Work married a C. H. Stadtter, and some arithmetic.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Compton, Jerusha A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to John Lovejoy, 1909]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by J. Yarborough to John Lovejoy, 1909] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by J. Yarborough to John Lovejoy, 1909]

Copy of a deed for land sold by J. Yarborough to John Lovejoy on January 30, 1909, in Splendora, Texas.
Date: January 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract and Bond for Construction of Splendora School] (open access)

[Contract and Bond for Construction of Splendora School]

Contract between the trustees of Montgomery County School District 15 and Joel Gilmore, for Gilmore to construct a new school building in Splendora, and the related bond.
Date: June 27, 1914
Creator: Terry, J. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Earl Wharton to J. T. Terry, August 8, 1914] (open access)

[Postcard from Earl Wharton to J. T. Terry, August 8, 1914]

Official postcard from Earl Wharton of the US District Court, South Texas, to J. T. Terry informing him that a company he credited has been declared bankrupt.
Date: August 8, 1914
Creator: Wharton, Earl
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan for Splendora School, April 14, 1915] (open access)

[Loan for Splendora School, April 14, 1915]

A loan for $482 for the Splendora, Texas school's construction from the State Bank of Cleveland, Texas.
Date: April 14, 1915
Creator: State Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to F. E. Fritzsching, 1915] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to F. E. Fritzsching, 1915]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to F. E. Fritzsching on July 31st, 1915 in Splendora, Texas.
Date: July 31, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916] (open access)

[Loan for Splendora School, April 8, 1916]

A loan for $482 for the Splendora, Texas school's construction from the State Bank of Cleveland, Texas. Included is its containing envelope, addressed to C. C. Cox.
Date: April 8, 1916
Creator: State Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promise to Pay agreement between C. C. Cox and First National Bank of Cleveland, January 19, 1918] (open access)

[Promise to Pay agreement between C. C. Cox and First National Bank of Cleveland, January 19, 1918]

A promise to pay agreement between C. C. Cox and the First National Bank of Cleveland, Texas, for a loan amounting to $52.30. Stamps reflecting its payment are found on both sides.
Date: January 19, 1918
Creator: First National Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank) (open access)

Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election (Blank)

A blank slip for commissioning school board election managers in Texas.
Date: 1919~
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County] (open access)

[Requisition for Free Textbooks, Common School District 15, Montgomery County]

Copy of a form for the requisition of free textbooks from the State Department of Education, filled out by P. R. Clarke and C. C. Cox for Gilmore School #3 in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The form includes the school's attendance by grade and a precise list of the book's requested.
Date: April 9, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15]

Trustee copy of a teaching contract for Ollie McShaw with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. Envelope is included.
Date: August 7, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & McShaw, Ollie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920 (open access)

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15]

Teacher's contract for Lillian Sandel with Montgomery County, Common School District 15 to teach in Splendora, Texas.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Sandel, Lillian & Meredith, Bessie S.
System: The Portal to Texas History