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[Documents Regarding Texas and Pacific Railway Company]
Set of documents relating to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The included documents are a deed of trust and a supplemental mortgage from Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to W. T. Walters and Geo. D. Krumbhaar, an order of the United States Supreme Court from Associate Justice William B. Woods to C. E. Satterlee and George J. Gould, and a petition brought by the owners of Income and Land Grant Bonds against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The entire set of documents is on Sayles & Sayles stationary.
Date:
{1875-05-16,1876-03-23,1882-07-01,1887-06-14}
Creator:
Scott, Thomas A.; Satterlee, C. E.; Walters, William T.; Kumbhaar, George D.; Woods, William B. & Pardee, Don A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Regarding Texas and Pacific Railway Company]
Set of documents relating to the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The included documents are a deed of trust and a supplemental mortgage from Texas and Pacific Railway Co. to W. T. Walters and Geo. D. Krumbhaar, an order of the United States Supreme Court from Associate Justice William B. Woods to C. E. Satterlee and George J. Gould, and two petitions brought by the owners of Income and Land Grant Bonds against the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The two petitions are for the same case numbers but their texts are slightly different. The entire set of documents is on Sayles & Sayles stationary.
Date:
{1875-05-16,1876-03-23,1882-07-01,1887-06-14}
Creator:
Scott, Thomas A.; Satterlee, C. E.; Walters, William T.; Kumbhaar, George D.; Woods, William B. & Pardee, Don A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drawing: Fort Griffin in 1876]
Drawing of a trail leading up a hill towards a fort with a flag raised at the top. A rider on horseback is drawn speeding up the trail, coming from a town drawn at the bottom. Text at the bottom reads, "Fort Griffin in 1876".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exterior Building
Copy photograph of a two-storey stone ranch house. Posts for a fence surround the house, but there are no slats between the posts. Text at bottom reads, "The old Ward Ranch house near Fort Griffin."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Group of People by Auto
Copy negative of an group of people standing and sitting in front of a car with trees in the background in the Fort Griffin area.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ice Skaters on a Stock Tank
Copy negative of five people ice skating on a stock tank near Fort Griffin. J. C. Irwin, Jr. is on the far right, and Dr. Lawrence Clayton is also pictured.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ladies Feeding Babies
Copy negative of two women feeding babies bottles in the woods with other people in the background in the Fort Griffin area.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Man Sitting on a Car Running Board with Children
Copy negative of two photographs. The photograph on the left shows V.C. Perini Jr. wearing a necktie and seated on the running board of an old car with two young boys. In the background are the roofs of houses. The photograph on the right is the same but without the children.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Fort Griffin]
Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing frontier life in the town of Fort Griffin, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narrative about Western Frontier Days]
Personal narrative written by an unknown author describing what life was life for cattle drivers and buffalo hunters in the days of the western frontier, focusing on the area of Fort Griffin. Penciled notes and corrections are written throughout, and the phrase, "To be recopied" is written at the top of the first page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Personal Narratives About Trail Herding]
Personal narratives written by an unknown author describing describing personal and secondhand accounts of life as a trail herder. Many paragraphs are crossed through, and a few penciled corrections are visible throughout.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of a Couple
Copy negative of a portrait of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Franklin Stockton sitting together near Fort Griffin.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Man and Woman
Copy negative of Jim Berry, seated and Pearl Berry standing with her left hand on his shoulder. He is wearing a dark suit and white bow tie. She is wearing a white dress with large sleeves and a high collar. Written below the photograph is, "Jim & Pearl Berry" and printed is, "George, Photographer, Albany, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ranch House Above Fort Griffin
Copy negative of Mr. and Mrs. John Chadbourne Irwin standing on the porch with four children at the Ranch House near Fort Griffin.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
V.C. Perini Jr. and Woman Sitting on a Car Running Board
Copy negative of two photographs. The photograph on the left shows a woman in a dress seated on the running board of an old car. The photograph on the right shows the same woman seated next to V.C. Perini Jr. who is wearing a necktie.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman and Children Standing in Front of a Car
Copy negative of two photographs. The photograph on the left shows a woman in a dress standing in front of an old car. The photograph on the right shows the same woman standing in front of the car with two young boys on either side. In the background is a house.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Albany News to Truett Latimer, March 22, 1962]
Letter from The Albany News to Truett Latimer informing him of their advertising rates.
Date:
March 22, 1962
Creator:
The Albany News
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to J. G. Freeman, February 1, 1962]
Letter from Truett Latimer to J. G. Freeman asking for a list of names and addresses of school teachers in the Moran Public School System.
Date:
February 1, 1962
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard Dresser to Truett Latimer, April 15, 1961]
Letter from Richard Dresser to Truett Latimer regarding the amendment he [Mr. Dresser] proposed for Article 5519-a. Mr. Dresser thinks his amendment is good legislation for landowners in Texas.
Date:
April 15, 1961
Creator:
Dresser, Richard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. L. Joyce to Truett Latimer, February 28, 1961]
Letter from M. L. Joyce to Truett Latimer showing appreciation for their meeting in Austin.
Date:
February 28, 1961
Creator:
Joyce, M. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvey C. Brown to Truett Latimer, February 9, 1961]
Letter from Harvey C. Brown to Truett Latimer discussing the change in Courts of Shackelford and Fisher Counties.
Date:
February 9, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Harvey C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harvey C. Brown to Truett Latimer, January 28, 1961]
Letter from Harvey C. Brown to Truett Latimer; He encloses a letter from Judge Black and expresses support for the Certified Reporter law, which he thinks would make more qualified Court Reporters in Texas.
Date:
January 28, 1961
Creator:
Brown, Harvey C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Loren Williams, January 20, 1961]
Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Loren Williams discussing his support for legislation moving Shakelford County from the 42nd Judicial District to the 90th.
Date:
January 20, 1961
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Davis Scarborough, January 19, 1961]
Letter from Truett Latimer to Davis Scarborough discussing the transfer of Shackelford County and Fisher County. He said he requested the transfers after he got a letter from Judge Thomas on the 10th of January concerning the Abilene Bar Association.
Date:
January 19, 1961
Creator:
Latimer, Truett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History