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[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
Dallas County Probate Case 2574: Sickle, M.J. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2574: Sickle, M.J. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Sickle, M.J. (Deceased) and S.H.G. Milliken (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1917-07-05/1917-07-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lease of Lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision, Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Lease of Lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision, Abilene, Texas]

Document certifying the lease of lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision in Abilene, Texas from Mac Sayles to J. R. Johnson. The document is unsigned.
Date: July 1911
Creator: Johnson, J. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Robinson to Boteler: Deed of Gift of Negroe Betsy (open access)

Robinson to Boteler: Deed of Gift of Negroe Betsy

Text in which Alexander Robinson transfers ownership of a slave named Betsy to his son-in-law, Henry Boteler. Robinson is noted as residing in Baltimore, Maryland, while Boteler is from Shepherds Town, Virginia. Betsy is approximately sixteen years old.
Date: July 15, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family] (open access)

[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family]

Un-notarized statements from Henry Sayles describing the lineage of his mother, Mary Sayles, and confirming the death of his father, John Sayles. Pencil handwriting on the back of the document reads, "sworn statement- character witness?"
Date: July 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family #2] (open access)

[Statements from Henry Sayles on the Sayles Family #2]

Un-notarized statements from Henry Sayles describing the lineage of his mother, Mary Sayles, and confirming the death of his father, John Sayles.
Date: July 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Conditional Interest of Sale of Minerals, Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry] (open access)

[Conditional Interest of Sale of Minerals, Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry]

Document certifying the sale of oil, gas, and other minerals from Mac Sayles to Edgar Scurry on land in McLennon County, Texas.
Date: July 21, 1913
Creator: Sayles, McAlpine (Mac)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to F. E. Fritzsching, 1915] (open access)

[Deed for Land Sold by C. C. Cox to F. E. Fritzsching, 1915]

Copy of a deed for land sold by C. C. Cox and his wife to F. E. Fritzsching on July 31st, 1915 in Splendora, Texas.
Date: July 31, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History