Resource Type

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From A. C. Froese and Kathrine Froese to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From A. C. Froese and Kathrine Froese to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from A.C. and Kathrine Froese to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree County, 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: April 1, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Describing 12 Demurrers in a Court Case Involving Abilene Central Railway Company] (open access)

[Document Describing 12 Demurrers in a Court Case Involving Abilene Central Railway Company]

Document listing twelve demurrers in a cause against the Abilene Central Railway Company. The document details each demurrer and it's basis in law. The document is unsigned.
Date: April 1910
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hardin County Delinquent Tax Notice, 1916] (open access)

[Hardin County Delinquent Tax Notice, 1916]

Statement of taxes due from Kirby Lumber Co. in Hardin County, Texas, addressed to Sayles, Sayles, and Sayles.
Date: April 26, 1916
Creator: Parker, W. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. B. and Anna Freisen to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. B. and Anna Freisen to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from J. B. Friesen and Anna Friesen to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree County, 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: April 1, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry] (open access)

[Subpoena for L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring L. W. Cox, T. F. Logan, E. H. Shipley, R. H. Baker, and N. T. Zachry to appear in court and testify on behalf of the plaintiffs. The subpoena's subjects are named in the sheriff's return on the bottom half of the document.
Date: April 8, 1929
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Motion for Writ of Certiorari to Perfect the Record] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Motion for Writ of Certiorari to Perfect the Record]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, in which the oil company states that the transcript is imperfect. The motion lists a number of documents that were omitted from the transcript by the clerk of Jones County Court and requests a writ of certiorari.
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
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
[Special Commissioners Findings in Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al.] (open access)

[Special Commissioners Findings in Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, et al.]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis et al., describing the purpose of the pipe line for the requested right away and awarding damages to the defendants. The back of the document has a note reading, "Filed April 15, 1929, Tom K. Eplen."
Date: April 15, 1929
Creator: Dodge, J. G.; Cox, I. C. & Hay, A. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling General Demurrer and Special Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, which overrules the defendant's general demurrer and special exception request. There are corrections to the text and a note at the top of the paper.
Date: April 21, 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: April 22, 1927
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Petition in Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company Against J. W. Bettis, et al.] (open access)

[Draft of Petition in Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company Against J. W. Bettis, et al.]

Draft of a document requesting the Taylor County Court to appoint special commissioners in the condemnation proceedings by the Gulf Pipe Line Company against J. W. Bettis et al. There are many corrections to the typed text and extensive handwritten notes.
Date: April 4, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment] (open access)

[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
[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231] (open access)

[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231]

Notarized copy of the will of John Sayles determining it to be the official last will that bestows his estate unto his wife, Mary E. Sayles.
Date: April 22, 1901
Creator: Sayles, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $35.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a stamp on the front reading "Paid" and dated October 31, 1936.
Date: April 13, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. G. Better et al. to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From J. G. Better et al. to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from J. G. Betty, Selene E. Betty, F. Louise Betty, Gerald C. Betty, E. Dean Betty, Harry R. Betty, Ann Lois Richardson, and Mary E. Fullerton to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Ochiltree County, 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: April 9, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
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
[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing several portions of the court record the plaintiff requests to have excepted. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea]

Document certifying the sale and transfer of land in Lee County from Mary E. Sayles and Benjamin H. Bassett, Jr. to a Mr. C. B. Hosea. "Copy deed" is handwritten on the back of the page and the document is unsigned.
Date: April 2, 1900
Creator: Sayles, Mary E. & Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis] (open access)

[Document in the Condemnation Proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis]

Document in the condemnation proceeding, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. J. W. Bettis, in which the company acknowledges the judgment in favor of J. W. Bettis, Anna Bettis, and their tenants. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1929
Creator: unknown
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
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Answer]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., detailing the defendant's answer to A. D. Fulton's petition. The document discusses the complaints made by Fulton and includes the right of way contract related to the property.
Date: April 9, 1929
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury]

Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al. instructing the jury on how to consider the cause including several specific questions.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Judgement Perpetuating Injunction]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, stating that A. D. Fulton failed to appear and answer the writ of the suit and stating that Fulton should not interfere with the Gulf Pipe Line Company representatives maintaining the pipe line on his land.
Date: April 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History