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[Original Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller et al.]
Document stating Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition to condemn and appropriate Lots 11 and 12 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 191 in Abilene, Texas. Included in the petition are the names of the owners of the property, the market value and owed taxes on the properties, and the reasons the railway company is pursuing condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date:
1909~
Creator:
Abilene & Southern Railway Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Ordinance Granting Abilene & Southern Railway Company Right of Ways and the Right to Build a Railroad in Abilene, Texas]
City ordinance granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company right of ways over property owned by the City of Abilene and granting the company the right to build and operate a railroad on property belonging to the City of Abilene, Texas. The ordinance details the specific locations the railway company has rights to, and the rights of the city to regulate the railroad. This copy of the ordinance contains ink corrections.
Date:
March 24, 1909
Creator:
Abilene (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ordinance Granting Abilene & Southern Railway Company Right of Ways and the Right to Build a Railroad in Abilene, Texas]
City ordinance granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company right of ways over property owned by the City of Abilene and granting the company the right to build and operate a railroad on property belonging to the City of Abilene, Texas. The ordinance details the specific locations the railway company has rights to, and the rights of the city to regulate the railroad. The ordinance is undated and unsigned.
Date:
May 1909
Creator:
Abilene (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ordinance Granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company a Right of Ways and the Right to Build a Railroad in Abilene, Texas]
City ordinance granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company right of ways over property owned by the City of Abilene and granting the company the right to build and operate a railroad on property belonging to the City of Abilene, Texas. The ordinance details the specific locations the railway company has rights to, and the rights of the city to regulate the railroad. "Not Executed" is written at the top of the document and it is unsigned.
Date:
May 18, 1909
Creator:
Abilene (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Henry Sayles]
Notice to Henry Sayles informing him of the petitioners in favor of the opening of a public road on the Austin and Williams League #340.
Date:
March 28, 1903
Creator:
Appling, J. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles]
Document in which Benjamin H. Basset is transferring the estate rights of his deceased father, B. H. Bassett unto Mrs. M. E. Sayles, based on a a previously made land deed between the deceased Bassett and the deceased John Sayles. A handwritten notarization and certification of filing are both attached to the document.
Date:
June 12, 1901
Creator:
Bassett, Benjamin H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs. M. E. Sayles: Appeal Bind]
Document certifying that L. C. Wise will pay sums owed to Mary E. Sayles and all court fines accrued as he goes on to file for appeal.
Date:
May 2, 1904
Creator:
Bowyer and Tillett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
L. C. Wise VS. M. E. Sayles: Assignment of Errors
Document listing court errors believed to have been made in carrying out the lawsuit between L. C. Wise and Mary E. Sayles over land boundary lines. An additional fourth error is handwritten in pencil at the bottom of the document.
Date:
July 20, 1904
Creator:
Bowyer and Tillett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs. M. E. Sayles: Complaint of Plaintiff]
List of complaints made by the plaintiff, L. C. Wise, against the defendant, Mary E. Sayles, in the land dispute court case of L. C. Wise vs. M. E. Sayles.
Date:
February 1904
Creator:
Bowyer and Tillett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs Mary E. Sayles: Supplemental Assignment of Errors]
Document listing court errors believed to have been made in carrying out the lawsuit between L. C. Wise and Mary E. Sayles over land boundary lines.
Date:
July 20, 1904
Creator:
Bowyer and Tillett
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Court Decision of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles]
Document written by Judge Calhoun stating the court's determination on the land dispute case of L. C. Wise vs. Mary E. Sayles. An additional note is handwritten at the bottom of the page in pencil, "To all of which the plaintiff, L. C. Wise, in open court excepts and gives notice of appeal to the court of civil appeals for the second supreme judicial district of the state of Texas at Ft. Worth, Texas."
Date:
April 14, 1904
Creator:
Calhoun, J. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of J. W. Childers]
Affidavit sworn by J. W. Childers attesting that he transacted the sale of Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from R. A. Childers to the trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. It lists the details which would be in the deed which is missing.
Date:
January 12, 1909
Creator:
Childers, J. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[M. E. Sayles vs W. T. Campbell et al.: Direct and Cross Interrogatories]
Direct and cross interrogation questions to the witness, W. S. Davidson, in the court case of M. E. Sayles vs. W. T. Campbell et al.
Date:
September 13, 1901
Creator:
Cockrell, Fred; Spatts, E. R. & Wagstaff, J. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Orders to Bring J. L. Kincaid to Serve as Juror]
Orders for officers to retrieve and bring to court Mr. J. L. Kincaid to serve on the jury of the case of M. E. Sayles vs. W. L. Campbell et al.
Date:
September 30, 1901
Creator:
Garrison, G. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment]
Document stating that the children of Sarah R. Gouldman, Lillie M. Gouldman, Ira A. Reynolds, James E. Gouldman, Sadie I. Gouldman, and Carl E. Gouldman, have received their share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine, totalling $43.05 each.
Date:
April 1900
Creator:
Gouldman, Lillie M.; Reynolds, Ira A.; Reynolds, A. J.; Gouldman, James E.; Gouldman, Sadie I. & Gouldman, E. F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unsigned Affidavit Related to Condemnation Proceedings Against J. H. Miller et al.]
Affidavit sworn by R. W. Haynie in condemnation proceedings against J. H. Miller et al. The document is unsigned and undated.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Haynie, R. W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Land Owners to be Compensated]
Court decision to compensate a list of land owners for a public road being constructed through parts of their properties.
Date:
May 10, 1905
Creator:
Jones County (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fence Border Stipulations for Land Purchase]
Description of how fences are to be moved on the land purchased by C. E. Jones from Mary E. Sayles. The document is signed by C. E. Jones and by John Sayles on behalf of Mary E. Sayles.
Date:
February 27, 1906
Creator:
Jones, C. E.; Sayles, Mary E. & Sayles, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Ed Henry and B. F. Jordan to W. P. L[ea]ry and A. Lowbond, January 15, 1907]
Promissory Note from Ed Henry and B. F. Jordan to W. P. L[ea]ry and A. [..] Lowbond Co-Partners as [..], in the amount of $30.20. There is a note reading "Paid 4/15-07" on the front and "Ballinger + Abilene Ry Co. vs. A. M. E. Church & c. Filed Dec. 15, 1908 T. A. Bledsoe County Judge Taylor County, Texas" written on the back.
Date:
January 15, 1907
Creator:
Jordan, B. F. & Henry, Ed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]
Document certifying the transfer of the property, Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas, from African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This deed was signed and filed in Taylor County, Texas.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Jordan, B. F.; Henry, Ed; Brown, W. B. & Duncan, Jordan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Lake Wichita Irrigation and Water Company and Henry Sayles]
Document describing the contract between Henry Sayles and the Lake Wichita Irrigation and Water Company, in which Sayles purchases permanent water rights from the company. The document also includes descriptions of lands which are not covered by the water rights contract.
Date:
June 15, 1903
Creator:
Lake Wichita Irrigation and Water Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History