[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas lease from John Miller to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding land in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Sparks to Perry Sayles, July 19, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Sparks to Perry Sayles, July 19, 1907]

Letter from Sam Sparks to Perry Sayles discussing land Sayles has not placed a deposit on.
Date: July 19, 1907
Creator: Sparks, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to G. C. Spillers, July 23, 1925] (open access)

[Letter to G. C. Spillers, July 23, 1925]

Letter to G. C. Spillers referencing the case of Carter Oil vs. Independent Torpedo Co. in the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The author then ask about a Texas case that Mr. Spillers might have had in mind and if this was correct.
Date: July 23, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles]

Petition of plaintiff stating that taxes on certain lands within the county of Stephens have gone unpaid by the land owner, Mary E. Sayles.
Date: July 13, 1897
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to John Sayles, July 23, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to John Sayles, July 23, 1928]

Letter from Perry Sayles to John Sayles delivering a draft of a separation agreement. Perry asks John to keep this matter between them. Perry says he will have it signed as soon as he has the money.
Date: July 23, 1928
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Hon. John J. Terrell, July 9, 1907] (open access)

[Letter to Hon. John J. Terrell, July 9, 1907]

Letter to John J. Terrell discussing real estate that had been leased to Mac Sayles.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Robison to Mr. Perry Sayles, July 9, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Robison to Mr. Perry Sayles, July 9, 1907]

Letter from J. T. Robison to Perry Sayles rejecting Sayles application to purchase land in El Paso County and authorizing return of payment.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: Robison, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David W. Stephens to Messrs. Sayles & Sayles, July 30, 1929] (open access)

[Letter from David W. Stephens to Messrs. Sayles & Sayles, July 30, 1929]

Letter from David W. Stephens to Messrs. Sayles and Sayles regarding a continuation of "A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Co."
Date: July 30, 1929
Creator: Stephens, David W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, July 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, July 5, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, discussing a certificate of acknowledgement regarding "Wiggins Land" in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 5, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Stating A. H. Lilius Will Settle on Land in El Paso County, Texas] (open access)

[Document Stating A. H. Lilius Will Settle on Land in El Paso County, Texas]

Document certifying that A. H. Lilius will settle on land granted to them in El Paso County, Texas. The document is unsigned and undated.
Date: July 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 25,1932] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 25,1932]

Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens discussing payment in regards to the case of Sam Underwood et al vs. Gulf Refining Company. Sayles also includes information regarding local politics and voting.
Date: July 25, 1932
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from to John J. Terrell, July 9, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from to John J. Terrell, July 9, 1907]

Letter to John J. Terrell discussing land that was never applied for by Perry Sayles. Instead, the land was leased to Mac Sayles, but was never applied for by Mac.
Date: July 9, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 11,1932] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 11,1932]

Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens regarding the case of Underwood et al vs. Gulf Refining Company. John Sayles encloses a copy of the plaintiff's plea of misjoinder of parties and causes of action.
Date: July 11, 1932
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary Statement of Oil Run Interest: June 1935] (open access)

[Summary Statement of Oil Run Interest: June 1935]

Series of statements documenting interest earned on barrels of oil from fields owned by Perry Sayles, A. M. Foote, D. K. Scott, Nolan Foote, and Pearl Anderson, with a breakdown of locations, amounts, and other details.
Date: 1935-07~
Creator: Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Helen to Henry Sayles, July 7, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from Helen to Henry Sayles, July 7, 1927]

Letter from Helen to Henry Sayles thanking him for an agreement that would first allow her family to build a house on land purchased from Sayles before continuing to make payments on the land. A handwritten note at the top of the letter reads, "I return the enclosed as a record for you - Helen".
Date: July 7, 1927
Creator: Helen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Redemption Receipt, June 27, 1916] (open access)

[Redemption Receipt, June 27, 1916]

Receipt showing that Henry Sayles, Sr. completed payment on delinquent taxes owed for land between the years 1910 and 1913.
Date: July 7, 1916
Creator: Balch, A. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Clarence Ousley, July 12, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to Clarence Ousley, July 12, 1909]

Letter to Clarence Ousley stating the belief that the state of Texas should encourage the construction of railroads. The writer believes the railway would benefit stock and bondholders as well as the citizens of the towns through which it passes. It is also stated than an impartial third party should judge whether a route is constructed, rather than the people of the towns or the engineers and that the board of directors should be made up of those that are informed of the conditions of the land.
Date: July 12, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to W. B. Dickerson, July 24, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to W. B. Dickerson, July 24, 1939]

Letter from Jack Sayles to W. B. Dickerson stating he still needs the curative matter called for under the purchase agreement and a re-acknowledgment of the oil and gas lease.
Date: July 24, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, July 8, 1936] (open access)

[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, July 8, 1936]

Receipt for Perry Sayles' premium payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Date: July 8, 1936
Creator: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, July 2, 1935] (open access)

[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, July 2, 1935]

Receipt for Perry Sayles' premium payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Date: July 2, 1935
Creator: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 11, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens, July 11, 1932]

Letter from John Sayles to David W. Stephens discussing that there is no case on trial today. Mr. Sayles believes Sam Underwood case will be reached on Wednesday or Thursday.
Date: July 11, 1932
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, July 25, 1928] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to Perry Sayles, July 25, 1928]

Letter from John Sayles to his brother, Perry Sayles, discussing Perry Sayles' separation and divorce from his wife, advising him to appoint a trustee to oversee the separation. The letter includes the judgement John Sayles wrote in the case Eley against Eley with the separation agreement.
Date: July 25, 1928
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. F. Claunts to W. B. Dickerson, July 1, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from F. F. Claunts to W. B. Dickerson, July 1, 1939]

Letter from F. F. Claunts to W. B. Dickerson remitting a transcript for probate proceedings for Elsie Meter's appointment as guardian of Earl Willard Meyer. This was issued to correct a spelling error.
Date: July 1, 1939
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History