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[Alderman Oath of Office: Lopez] (open access)

[Alderman Oath of Office: Lopez]

Statement outlining the oath of office for an alderman (regidor) of the city of Laredo, signed by Cesilio Lopez and witnessed by Lazaro de la Garza.
Date: October 29, 1866
Creator: Lopez, Cesilio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sworn Statement of Tereza Bustamante] (open access)

[Sworn Statement of Tereza Bustamante]

Sworn statement of Tereza Bustamante denouncing ConcepciĂłn Ortiz for assault and battery.
Date: September 29, 1860
Creator: Bustamante, Tereza
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arrest Warrant: ConcepciĂłn Ortiz] (open access)

[Arrest Warrant: ConcepciĂłn Ortiz]

Warrant issued by the mayor's office ordering the marshal of Laredo, Texas to arrest ConcepciĂłn Ortiz for charges of violating city ordinances.
Date: September 29, 1860
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker] (open access)

[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker]

Power of attorney document presented to Isaac Parker from Jacob Skaggs giving him authority to sell "one hundred and sixty acres of land...in Tarrant County" to James Hensley.
Date: September 29, 1858
Creator: Logan, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release Deed Between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh, January 29, 1895] (open access)

[Release Deed Between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh, January 29, 1895]

Legal document resolving the deed of trust between Joseph Heinen and George L. Leigh; the top half of the document displays the original deed of trust specifics made in 1890 between Leigh, Heinen, and Paul Villaret. The second half of the document acknowledges the fact that the debt had been paid off by Leigh and that the promissory note had been fulfilled.
Date: January 29, 1895
Creator: Hamilton, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Jack Sayles] (open access)

[Subpoena for Jack Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Jack Sayles to appear in court to answer the plaintiff's plea of privilege.
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Subpoena issued by the Dallas County sheriff's office requiring the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to appear in court to answer the complaint of W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to First National Bank, January 29, 1935] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to First National Bank, January 29, 1935]

Promissory Note from Perry Sayles to First National Bank of Strawn, Texas in the amount $200.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a handwritten note on the front reading, "Paid 3/27/35."
Date: January 29, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 7863: Court's Ruling on Plea to Make New Parties] (open access)

[Cause No. 7863: Court's Ruling on Plea to Make New Parties]

Document in cause no. 7863, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, discussing the county judge's decision to regarding the N. E. Fielding's plea of privilege. It cites several prior cases and ordinances relating to the circumstances of the cause.
Date: February 29, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, May 29, 1914] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, May 29, 1914]

Copy of the 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 copy was typewritten by John Sayles and compared to the original by he and Perry Sayles, who both deemed it an accurate copy of the original.
Date: May 29, 1914
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, John & Sayles, Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Andrew & Dagny Jensen Marriage License (open access)

Andrew & Dagny Jensen Marriage License

Marriage license provided to Anders Jessen Jensen and Dagny Andersen from the Wharton County courthouse. There is a black and white illustration at the very top of the document of a bell composed entirely of small flowers, with a leafy vine emerging from the back of the bell and encircling it in an arc. This bell is inside a circular motif with decorative geometric elements around the edge, and is flanked on both sides by bold, Old English text that declares the document as a Marriage License. Hand-written text has been placed in several areas: where it calls for the names of the couple, dates, signatures, etc. The actual ceremony was ordained by Pastor J. A. M. Rodholm. When closed, the information provided in the opened document is condensed into the upper half of the document's back.
Date: December 29, 1922
Creator: Kral, F. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1937] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1937]

1937 Harris County poll tax receipt number 45886 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 29, 1938
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1939] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1939]

1939 Harris County poll tax receipt number 38861 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 29, 1940
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris  - 1937] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1937]

1937 Harris County poll tax receipt number 38862 for Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 29, 1938
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1939] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for Olivia C. Herrera, County of Harris - 1939]

1939 Harris County poll tax receipt number 38862 for Mrs. Olivia C. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 29, 1940
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest details, exhibit identification and summary of the case by the officers involved. aliases, charges and case numbers.
Date: October 29, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12] (open access)

[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12]

Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $3400 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date: August 29, 1952
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation] (open access)

[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the county of Pima, Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 29, 1885
Creator: Sampson, A. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from B. Richey - November 29, 1862] (open access)

[Receipt from B. Richey - November 29, 1862]

Receipt from B. Richey confirming payment of debts due to William M. Rice.
Date: November 29, 1862
Creator: Richey, B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867] (open access)

[Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company - March 29, 1867]

Check from William M. Rice to Houston Insurance Company for twenty seven dollars.
Date: March 29, 1867
Creator: Rice, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by N. J. Daniels] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by N. J. Daniels]

Affidavit In Any Fact by N. J. Daniels concerning a man entering City Hall from the Main Street ramp. Daniels states that for a moment the ramp was left unguarded and he noticed a white male, approximately fifty years of age, enter the basement from the ramp without being approached by an officer. Daniels also states that he knows an officer who was nearby, Officer Vaughn, saw the man entering the basement but did not stop him or say anything to him.
Date: November 29, 1963
Creator: Schreiber, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by J. A. Putnam regarding his assignments and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Putnam describes his duties and observations on the day of the shooting of Oswald. He also includes a list of five other Officers and their assignments.
Date: November 29, 1963
Creator: Putnam, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History