Resource Type

[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene] (open access)

[Loan Note from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene]

Loan note detailing the amount and conditions of a loan from The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, taken out by W.H. Peckham.
Date: June 27, 1896
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Kade Bryan Legett Argentinian Identity Card] (open access)

[Kade Bryan Legett Argentinian Identity Card]

Identity card for Kade Bryan Legett, issued in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Included is a photo of him, his thumbprint, and some identifying information.
Date: October 27, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taylor County Taxes, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt for Taylor County Taxes, 1908]

Receipt for property taxes paid to Taylor County by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1908. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property and an inventory of the taxes paid.
Date: January 27, 1909
Creator: Crawford, Baylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taxes Paid to the City of Galveston, 1899] (open access)

[Receipt for Taxes Paid to the City of Galveston, 1899]

Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Galveston by W. K. McAlpine for the year 1899. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property in Galveston and a listing of taxes paid.
Date: November 27, 1899
Creator: Collins, Ira E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Abilene City Poll Taxes, 1909] (open access)

[Receipt for Abilene City Poll Taxes, 1909]

Receipt for poll taxes paid by Henry Sayles, Sr. to the City of Abilene for they year 1909. "Poll Taxes" is written on the back of the receipt in red pencil.
Date: January 27, 1910
Creator: Leake, C. W. & Rowland, P. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, December 22, 1939] (open access)

[Invoice for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, December 22, 1939]

Invoice from the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for five items totaling $409.07, all described as "In payment for statement as rendered" and dated December 19, 1939. There are handwritten notes next to each item, two mention leases and one mentions "Rainwater."
Date: December 27, 1939
Creator: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt City of Abilene Taxes, 1904] (open access)

[Receipt City of Abilene Taxes, 1904]

Receipt for ad valorem and poll taxes paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles for the year 1904. The receipt includes a list of the taxes paid.
Date: January 27, 1905
Creator: Christopher, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for State and County Texas, 1911] (open access)

[Receipt for State and County Texas, 1911]

Receipt for taxes paid to Taylor County and the State of Texas by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1911. The receipt includes an assessment of Sayles' property in Taylor County and an inventory of the taxes paid.
Date: January 27, 1912
Creator: Crawford, Baylor
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taxes Paid to Mills County, 1897] (open access)

[Receipt for Taxes Paid to Mills County, 1897]

Receipt for property taxes paid to Mills County by J. L. McAlpine for the year 1897. The receipt includes the assessed value of the property and a list of the taxes paid.
Date: December 27, 1897
Creator: Geeslirr, B. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Tax Certificate, November 27, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Tax Certificate, November 27, 1939]

Photostat copy of a tax certificate for lands owned by R. B. Wiggins and T. D. Wiggins in Hemphill County, Texas, showing that there are no current or delinquent taxes due.
Date: November 27, 1939
Creator: Rathjen, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Discussing the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Roy Duke] (open access)

[Notes Discussing the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Roy Duke]

Paper with notes discussing the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Roy Duke, dated May 27, 1929.
Date: May 27, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support HB 216 in order to give teachers a $600 pay increase. Below, there are 5 signatures with occupations listed for all and addresses listed for 3 of them.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 24 in order to raise the salaries of teachers with Bachelors degrees to a minimum of $3,000, and asking fro his opposition to the Bradshaw Bill and The Kilgore Bill (HB 3). Below, there are 4 signatures with addresses.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 24 in order to raise the salaries of teachers with Bachelors degrees to a minimum of $3,000, follow by three listed reason as to why the group supports the measure. Below, there are 29 signatures with addresses listed in smaller handwriting for all but two of them.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216, March 27, 1953] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216, March 27, 1953]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support HB 216, which would give teachers a $600 pay increase, in order to protect the future education of children in Texas. Below, there are 21 signatures with addresses listed for all.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24] (open access)

[Petition in Support of Texas HB 216 and SB 24]

Petition with a brief statement asking representative Latimer to support House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 24 in order to give teachers a $600 pay increase. Below, there are 8 signatures with addresses and occupations listed for all of them.
Date: March 27, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - March 27, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - March 27, 1944]

A memorandum from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division, to Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor dated March 27, 1944. Fellbaum advises Carswell of an enclosed copy of a complaint from a registrant regarding the clerk of Hudspeth County Local Board No. 1 and requests that Carswell investigate and report.
Date: March 27, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - March 27, 1944] (open access)

[Memorandum from Major L. M. Fellbaum to T. N. Carswell - March 27, 1944]

A memorandum from L. M. Fellbaum, Major, Q. M. C., Chief, Field Division, to Thomas N. Carswell, Clerical Audit Supervisor, dated March 27, 1944. Fellbaum advises Carswell of the enclosed copy of a complaint against Culberson County Board No. 1 requesting that Carswell investigate and report.
Date: March 27, 1944
Creator: Fellbaum, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Americanism - A Heritage of the Ages (open access)

Americanism - A Heritage of the Ages

A printed pamphlet containing a speech titled "Americanism - A Heritage of the Ages," delivered by Hon. Fritz G. Lanham in the Texas House of Representatives, February 27, 1939.
Date: February 27, 1939
Creator: Lanham, Fritz G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fee statement from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, by A. M. White, issued to Peggy Anne Carswell] (open access)

[Fee statement from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, by A. M. White, issued to Peggy Anne Carswell]

A fee statement in postcard form from Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, Virginia, A. M. White, Treasurer. Issued to Peggy Anne Carswell, Boarding Student. Fees for second semester $357.50, due. Stamped PAID, and dated February 27, 1942. The reverse side includes address to Mr. T. N. Carswell, 1501 Ambler Ave., Abilene, Texas.
Date: February 27, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957] (open access)

[Commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill - May 28, 1957]

A commencement announcement from Whitney Ross Bevill, Ft. Worth, Texas, Arlington Heights High School, dated May 28, 1957. Congratulatory note from T. N. Carswell - "Congratulations. May the happy ending you've earned and now enjoy be but a mild preview of a far happier beginning for you as yet you strive and seek to serve throughout the unfolding years of your life".
Date: May 27, 1957
Creator: Bevill, Whitney Ross
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane addressed to T. N. Carswell - April 27, 1940] (open access)

[Postcard from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane addressed to T. N. Carswell - April 27, 1940]

A postcard addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas From Sarah Anna Simmons Crane, Yankton, South Dakota, postmarked Yankton, South Dakota, April 27, 1940. The reverse side includes correspondence written to Mr. Carswell from Sarah Anna Simmons Crane, dated April 26, 1940. Crane expresses how glad she was that Carswell spoke at President Sandefer's Funeral. She thought it so fine of him to suggest a building as a Memorial.
Date: April 27, 1940
Creator: Crane, Sarah Anna Simmons
System: The Portal to Texas History