Resource Type

[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
[Purchase of Land from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver] (open access)

[Purchase of Land from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver]

Document acknowledging the purchase of a tract of land made by John A. McIver from Mary E. Sayles and A. W. McIver, outlining the cost owed to each of them and the coordinates of land to be sold.
Date: April 6, 1900
Creator: McIver, A. W. & Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles]

Notice to Mary E. Sayles informing her of the petitioners in favor of the opening of a public road on the Austin and Williams League #340.
Date: April 6, 1903
Creator: Young, S. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Conclusions of Law and Fact for Case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles]

Conclusion of law listing Judge Calhoun's determinations on the land dispute suit case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles. Several notes and corrections are handwritten in black pen ink on both pages.
Date: April 6, 1904
Creator: Calhoun, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles]

Notice to Mary E. Sayles informing her of the petitioners in favor of opening of a public road on the Austin and Williams League #340.
Date: October 6, 1904
Creator: Johnson, W. F.; Fletcher, J. H.; Connell, J. H.; Brown, W. B.; Lott, E. A. & Hooper, Lum
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fragment of a Document Prepared by Sayles & Sayles #2] (open access)

[Fragment of a Document Prepared by Sayles & Sayles #2]

Fragment of a document discussing the purchase of property for a proposed railway from Abilene, Texas through Callahan County, Texas.
Date: 1910-11-06~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916] (open access)

[Cienega Ditch: Contract to Dig Ditch, 1916]

Contract between the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, J. H. Lacy, and C.L. Simpson to hiring the two men to cut and dig a ditch along the Scinega [sic] Creek, specifying all special requirements, the time frame, additional time fro inclement weather, and the payment to be received.
Date: January 6, 1916
Creator: Arizona
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Hattie M. Sayles and West Texas Construction Company] (open access)

[Contract Between Hattie M. Sayles and West Texas Construction Company]

Contract between Hattie M. Sayles and the West Texas Construction Company granting the construction company a mechanic's lien on Sayles' property in Abilene, Texas until the costs for improvements to the property are paid. There are two stamps on the back of the document, one assigning the contract from the West Texas Construction Company to Texas Bitulithic Company, and one assigning the contract from the Texas Bitulithic Company to the Central Trust Company of Illinois.
Date: October 6, 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Lien By West Texas Construction Company] (open access)

[Release of Lien By West Texas Construction Company]

Document which releases the tax lien held by the West Texas Construction Company on the property, Lots 13, 12, 11 and North 1/2 of 10, Block 6 of the Highland Addition to the City of Abilene against the owner, Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: October 6, 1926
Creator: West Texas Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company]

Photostat copy of a document granting the Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company a right of way across Mrs. J. E. Drummond's property in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: May 6, 1927
Creator: Drummond, Mrs. J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Defendant's Bill of Exceptions] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Defendant's Bill of Exceptions]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. It contains two bills of exceptions for the defendant, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, which detail two witnesses, W. M. Greer and Johnnie White, and their testimonies.
Date: February 6, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From J. B. Friesen and Anna Friesen To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From J. B. Friesen and Anna Friesen To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts and documents related to the J.B. and Anna Friesen's property in Ochiltree County, Texas and listing the documents still required to move ahead with an oil and gas lease from J.B and Anna Friesen to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: March 6, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Purchase of an Oil and Gas Lease From E. P. and Myrtis Farrar to Floyd C. Dodson] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Purchase of an Oil and Gas Lease From E. P. and Myrtis Farrar to Floyd C. Dodson]

Document stating the abstracts for a property owned by E. P. Farrar and Myrtis Farrar in Concho County, Texas have been examined, and listing the documents still required to move ahead with the purchase of an oil and gas lease from E. P. Farrar and Myrtis Farrar to Floyd C. Dodson by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Purchase of an Oil and Gas Lease From Frank M. Millar and Willie Lou Millar to Floyd C. Dodson] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Purchase of an Oil and Gas Lease From Frank M. Millar and Willie Lou Millar to Floyd C. Dodson]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts for a property owned by Frank M. Millar and Willie Lou Millar in Concho County, Texas, and listing the documents still required to move ahead with the purchase of an oil and gas lease from Frank M. and Willie Lou Millar to Floyd C. Dodson by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: August 6, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Granting a Half Interest in a Property to Executors of Hattie Sayles] (open access)

[Document Granting a Half Interest in a Property to Executors of Hattie Sayles]

Document certifying the transfer of a half interest in a property in Limestone County to Henry Sayles, Jr., Mac Sayles, and John Sayles. The three men are named independent executors and trustees of the will and estate of Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: September 6, 1944
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Grant Deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie, April 5, 1978] (open access)

[Grant Deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie, April 5, 1978]

Land deed from Jacqueline Cochran to William B. Rennie and Ly Anne F. Rennie and Sun an Sun Properties, acknowledging the sale of a piece of land for the sum of $544.50. The second paragraph outlines the perimeters of the land being sold, and grants an undivided 75% interest to William B. Rennie, and Ly Anne F. Rennie and an undivided 25% interest to Sun an Sun Properties.
Date: April 6, 1978
Creator: Tarter, J. Aldine
System: The Portal to Texas History