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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to J. C. Wilson, April 18, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to J. C. Wilson, April 18, 1939]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner, Jr. to J. C. Wilson confirming loan approval and where the funds will be paid to. Wilson is to negotiate a loan between the Marfa State Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Letters from other banks refusing to assist in securing the loan are to be shown to gain support from the Federal Reserve Bank.
Date: April 18, 1939
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, November 4, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, November 4, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the round trip plane reservations that I. H. Kempner made for both of them to Pecos from Houston and San Antonio.
Date: November 4, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alex J. Geisenberger, November 8, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alex J. Geisenberger, November 8, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Alex J. Geisenberger discussing finding a man able to supervise Mr. Kempner's Firm holdings in Pecos, Texas. Mr. Kempner is inquiring about a man named Ted Johnson from the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company for the job.
Date: November 8, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 7, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 7, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about advertising the property to be sold and attaching a similar advertisement.
Date: December 7, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz, May 30 , 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz, May 30 , 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz discussing his conversation with J. C. Wilson and informing Harz that he and his wife should visit Pecos.
Date: May 30, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz, June 3, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz, June 3, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Edgar Harz discussing a conversation he had with J. C. Wilson and potential dates for Harz to visit Wilson .
Date: June 3, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edgar Harz to I. H. Kempner, June 6, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Edgar Harz to I. H. Kempner, June 6, 1952]

Letter from Edgar Harz to I. H. Kempner discussing his phone conversation with J. C. Wilson regarding his proposed visit to Pecos.
Date: June 6, 1952
Creator: Harz, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 20, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 20, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the letter Dan wrote to R. Lee Kempner requesting information on his mother's non-taxing gift-able stocks. I. H. Kempner also discusses about his thoughts on the same and the reason why R. Lee Kempner could not respond to it anytime soon.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 20, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 20, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the letter Dan wrote to R. Lee Kempner requesting information on his mother's non-taxing gift-able stocks. I. H. Kempner also discusses about his thoughts on the same and the reason why R. Lee Kempner could not respond to it anytime soon.
Date: April 20, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 27, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 27, 1953]

Letter from R. Lee Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about Dan's letter and I. H. Kempner's reply to it and tried to add more context and information regarding the non-voting stocks, gifts and their respective taxes and returns. He also mentions about the stock certificates and other details regarding Hattie Kempner's H. Kempner shares.
Date: April 27, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Robert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 27, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 27, 1954]

Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer discussing about the deeds in connection with the Texas Cotton Industries transaction, where he discusses deep on certain leins of tracts related to the Barstow Farm Company.
Date: February 27, 1954
Creator: Mehan, Ray I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, March 5, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, March 5, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about his phone conversation with Mr. Prather, regarding the sale of major Oil & Gas. Co. at a net book value loss and his reasons for the same. He also queries about the Pecos situation and requests Dan's suggestions and opinions regarding the same.
Date: March 5, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 26, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 26, 1954]

Letter from Ray I. Mehan to Jesse H. Oppenheimer discussing in detail about the comments provided for several deeds covering the various properties of Texas Cotton Industries, Barstow Farm Company, and Grandfalls Farms.
Date: February 26, 1954
Creator: Mehan, Ray I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 10, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 10, 1953]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing Mr. Mehan's objectives of visiting Pecos and these are, surveying the money that TCI will pay in current fiscal year, ascertaining certain payments reported in Phillips' report, finding possible new payments receivable, and finally, will drop a report to Mr. Wilson made by Dan Oppenheimer on the future plans in-regards to TCI.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, November 2, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, November 2, 1953]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the letters to Mr. Wilson and his explanations on few questions regarding his account details and Balmorhea Ranches, INC., which were in contrary to the responses provided by Mehan in his letters and further details in each of them.
Date: November 2, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris L. Kempner, November 16, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris L. Kempner, November 16, 1953]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris L. Kempner discussing about his reports on stocks at Pecos hitting a roadblock and would like to take a trip down to Galveston, to talk about the same in person with both him and his father. Also, discusses about Uncle Pat's serious operation and other details regarding his mother.
Date: November 16, 1953
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, January 26, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, January 26, 1954]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner discussing about the memorandum that was sent which contains the recent telephonic conversation between Mr. Mehan and J. C. Wilson. Dan discusses about the carry-back tax loss that Mr. Mehan needs to take care at Pecos, and his suggestion in appointing caretakers for the Rancho Rio and Grandfalls farms, and also, on expenses incurred with land ownership and maintenance and the future prospects from it. Finally, concludes with his high opinion on Jesse and his travel plans to Tucson.
Date: January 26, 1954
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 1, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 1, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about Dan's health condition and the matters related to the cattle in Pecos. And another Chile matter on the overdue items, money, and also shipping instructions for a good cotton deal. Harris Leon Kempner even discusses about the trip that Dan and his wife Gloria could go, if they could secure accommodations and make up his mind.
Date: February 1, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 6, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jesse H. Oppenheimer, February 6, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Jesse H. Oppenheimer discussing about the letters exchanged between him and Phillips, and states that adding one more lease won't be a problem as they are already handling multiple leases and deeds in the names of many individuals.
Date: February 6, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 15, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, February 15, 1954]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the Chilean trip that can be postponed to next month and the tax situation at Pecos that Mr. Mehan was looking at. Harris also mentions about the leftover cash from settlements at Pecos and requesting Dan to keep track of it.
Date: February 15, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, February 13, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, February 13, 1953]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner discussing about his trip to Tucson and declining Harris Kempner's offer for another one to Chile due to work accumulation. Dan also posed couple of questions regarding Pecos business like its tax refund that Mr. Mehan is tracking and the cotton sales from previous month. Additionally, he also discussed about the T. C. I.'s debt reduction and reviewing Jesse's work.
Date: February 13, 1953
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner, October 28, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner, October 28, 1955]

Letter from Dan Oppenheimer to I. H. Kempner discussing postponing their trip to Pecos at the request of Mr. Wilson and suggesting his dates of availability and opinions. Dan also mentioned if I. H. Kempner could query R. Lee Kempner and Harris L. Kempner about his suggestion to change the Finance Committee's meeting in the first half of November.
Date: October 28, 1955
Creator: Oppenheimer, Dan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Sara K. Weston, July 26, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Sara K. Weston, July 26, 1954]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Sara K. Weston informing about enclosing balance sheet and discussing about reduce in indebtedness of Texas Cotton Industries.
Date: July 26, 1954
Creator: Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, December 15, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing his conversation with J. C. Wilson regarding Mr. Snow and Mr. Salm, who visited all the farms near Pecos, and their opinions on them. I. H. Kempner also discussed statistics regarding the cotton bales and recalled the thoughtful message that Richard H. Ullman sent with his Christmas card.
Date: December 15, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History