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[Original Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller  et al.] (open access)

[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
[Petition by Abilene & Southern Railway Company to Condemn a Property in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Petition by Abilene & Southern Railway Company to Condemn a Property in Abilene, Texas]

Document seeking the condemnation of Lot 10 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision in Abilene, Texas by the Abilene & Southern Railway Company. The petition states the property belonged to W. H. Rawlings, deceased, and his heirs are unknown. This document is unsigned.
Date: unknown
Creator: Abilene & Southern Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. W. H. Rawlings et al.] (open access)

[Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. W. H. Rawlings et al.]

Document detailing Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition for condemnation proceedings of Lot 10 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas, which was owned by W. H. Rawlings, deceased. This document is unsigned and undated.
Date: unknown
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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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
Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal (open access)

Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal

Copy of the petition for removal in the case, O. M. England et. al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et. al., concerning the pipe lines owned by the Chestnut & Smith Corporation on land owned by O. M. England.
Date: February 27, 1926
Creator: Allison, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Henry Sayles] (open access)

[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
[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey]

Copy of deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from George C. Bailey and Vantia C. Bailey to William Hoxsey. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas and a hand drawn diagram on the first page of the document.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from George C. Bailey to Charles P. Chapman. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke. There's a handwritten note on the first page reading "no plat shown on record." and a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: October 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C. & Bailey, L. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 3/512 interest in and to the oil, gas, and minerals in and under a tract of land in Eastland and Erath Counties, Texas from Amos K. Bass to Perry Sayles.
Date: August 12, 1933
Creator: Bass, Amos K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. P. Green.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles] (open access)

[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
[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Notarized document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. B. Green. Part of the document signed by B. H. Bassett is torn away.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Non-Development of A. W. Billingsley] (open access)

[Affidavit of Non-Development of A. W. Billingsley]

Affidavit of non-development sworn by A. W. Billingsley that land owned by Robert and B. C. Wilson and leased by Floyd C. Dodson, has not produced any oil or gas prior to 1940.
Date: August 9, 1940
Creator: Billingsley, A. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912] (open access)

[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912]

Letter on postcard from the Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles requesting he appear before the board and demonstrate why the value of his properties listed should not be raised or reduced. A handwritten note on the letter from A. H. Balch reads, "I have gone over these items and find no charge can be made in keeping property in the same locality [,] Balch".
Date: July 3, 1912
Creator: Board of Equalization
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Sheriff's Sale, Lots 1 and 2, Block G of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Notice of Sheriff's Sale, Lots 1 and 2, Block G of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision, Abilene, Texas]

Document giving notice of a sheriff's sale of lots 1 and 2, block G of the Miller and Mouser subdivision, Abilene, Texas. The sale is as part of the Alias Execution for costs issued by the Taylor County District Court in Cause no. 2935, F. E. Haynes vs. Laura E. Cade, et al.
Date: August 1, 1921
Creator: Bond, John & Roe, J. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[L. C. Wise vs. M. E. Sayles: Appeal Bind] (open access)

[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 (open access)

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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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
[Land Sale from J. H. Bradshaw to Mac Sayles] (open access)

[Land Sale from J. H. Bradshaw to Mac Sayles]

Contract certifying the sale of land and interests in Taylor County, Texas from H. J. Bradshaw to Mac Sayles, and cancelling all debts owed from Bradshaw to Mac and John Sayles.
Date: February 17, 1913
Creator: Bradshaw, J. H.; Sayles, McAlpine (Mac) & Sayles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors (open access)

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

Notice to creditors of S. L. Courtney & Co. of the first creditor meeting to discuss and take stock of company goods, store fixtures, and accounts upon filing for bankruptcy.
Date: November 27, 1914
Creator: Bryan, T. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History