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Abstract of Title to Lot 14 Block "C" Connellee Place Addition to the Town of Eastland, Eastland County, Texas (open access)

Abstract of Title to Lot 14 Block "C" Connellee Place Addition to the Town of Eastland, Eastland County, Texas

Abstract of title for Lot 14, Block C of the Connellee Addition to Eastland, Texas. The abstract includes a map and all the documents related to the history of the property, including the original grant for the land, deeds, court records, and liens.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: Eastland County Abstract Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906]

Last will and testament of Mary E. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her daughters, Mary and Emma Sayles, and names her son and her son-in-law, Henry Sayles and George C. Harris, as the executors of the will. The document is not hand-signed and has the word, "copy.", typed in the header.
Date: October 16, 1907
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle] (open access)

[Affidavit Sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle]

Affidavit sworn by Jeanetta W. Lyle attesting that she is acquainted with Ruth Kirtley and that she conveyed land in Hemphill County, Texas to Edward Gerald Lyle.
Date: November 16, 1939
Creator: Lyle, Jeanetta W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Liens Release of Hattie M. Sayles by West Texas Construction Company] (open access)

[Liens Release of Hattie M. Sayles by West Texas Construction Company]

Documentation certifying the West Texas Construction Company releasing and cancelling the lien against Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: August 16, 1927
Creator: West Texas Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters of Guardianship of Carl E. Gouldman] (open access)

[Letters of Guardianship of Carl E. Gouldman]

Document certifying that E. F. Gouldman is the lawfully recognized guardian of Carl E. Gouldman. The document was issued by the Probate Court of Perry County, Alabama.
Date: April 16, 1900
Creator: Shiver, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Transferring a Debt Owed to the Dunigan Tool & Supply Company to J. F. Young] (open access)

[Document Transferring a Debt Owed to the Dunigan Tool & Supply Company to J. F. Young]

Document transferring the debt of $88.00 against C. E. Dearolph and the estate of C. E. Dearolph from the Dunigan Tool & Supply Company to J. F. Young.
Date: January 16, 1935
Creator: Dunigan Tool & Supply Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Deposition of J. H. Rapp] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Deposition of J. H. Rapp]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, transcribing the deposition of Jack H. Rapp. Rapp's testimony discusses his association with the United States Torpedo Company and his shooting of an oil well in Eastland County, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1925
Creator: Cunningham, Tom J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agreement Between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company: Dated May 16, 1901 (open access)

Agreement Between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company: Dated May 16, 1901

Contract between The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas and The Wichita Falls Railway Company amending and extending their original contract entered into on June 12, 1894. This agreement amends Article Five of the previous contract, which regards interstate freight traffic and interchanging freight in Wichita Falls.
Date: May 16, 1901
Creator: Rouse, Henry C.; Newby, A.; Reagan, John H. & Storey, L. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of F. High] (open access)

[Affidavit of F. High]

Affidavit in which F. High swears he is familiar with A. D. Fulton's land, that he has read the affidavit sworn by Will Parmelly, and that the condition of the land is that same as described in Parmelly's affidavit.
Date: March 16, 1929
Creator: High, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subordination Agreement, Texas Production Credit Association and Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas] (open access)

[Subordination Agreement, Texas Production Credit Association and Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas]

Contract between the Texas Production Credit Association and the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston, Texas that describes the liens on property in Concho County, Texas owned by Frank M. Millar and Willie Lou Millar and agrees that the liens are subordinate to the oil and gas lease held by Floyd C. Dodson for the same property. This document is unsigned.
Date: August 16, 1940
Creator: Texas Production Credit Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company] (open access)

[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]

Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the Taylor County Court as ordered by the special commissioners in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed From W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles] (open access)

[Deed From W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles]

Document certifying the sale of land in El Paso County, Texas from W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles.
Date: February 16, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Petition in Grenville M. Dodge vs. Abilene Central Railway Company] (open access)

[Draft of Petition in Grenville M. Dodge vs. Abilene Central Railway Company]

Document detailing the complaint of Grenville M. Dodge against the Abilene Central Railway Company. The petition contains the evidence supporting Dodge's complain. There are corrections in red ink and a pencilled note at the top of the first page reading, "Filed March 16, 1910."
Date: March 16, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908]

Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the county clerk of Taylor County to be held so that all damages awarded will be paid to the defendant, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: David, J. L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Judgment of the Court] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Judgment of the Court]

Document detailing the court's judgment in cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. It contains the instruction to the jury, the name of the foreman, J. W. Hendrick, and the decisions of the jury.
Date: December 16, 1938
Creator: Burleson, Omar T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Will Parmelly] (open access)

[Affidavit of Will Parmelly]

Affidavit of Will Parmelly in which he attests to residing in Taylor County for 23 years and discusses the terrain of the Fulton lands. This affidavit is likely part of the documents related to cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
Date: March 16, 1929
Creator: Parmelly, Will
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of F. M. Wiley and Ben L. Peevey] (open access)

[Affidavit of F. M. Wiley and Ben L. Peevey]

Affidavit of F. M. Wiley and Ben L. Peevey, attesting that they accompanied Will Parmelly and I. D. Parmely to examine A. D. Fulton's land and states the natural flow of water on the property. This affidavit is likely in connection to cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al.
Date: March 16, 1929
Creator: Wiley, F. M. & Peevey, Ben L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 16, 1908] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 16, 1908]

Document attesting to the verdict in the cause Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas and stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company is responsible for any further costs that may be adjudged in Taylor Court or in an appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Liens Release of J. W. Hope and J. K. Keasler by Henry Sayles] (open access)

[Liens Release of J. W. Hope and J. K. Keasler by Henry Sayles]

Documentation certifying Henry Sayles releasing J. K. Keasler and J. W. Hope from their liens upon full payment of dues owed.
Date: June 16, 1902
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company considers themselves bound for the payment of damages awarded in the case, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas in the County Court of Taylor County, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Philo W. Butler to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From Philo W. Butler to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from Philo W. Butler to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree and Hansford Counties, 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: March 16, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles] (open access)

[Deed from W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles]

Document certifying the sale of two tracts of land in El Paso County, Texas from W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. to Mac Sayles.
Date: February 16, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History