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Statistics and Information Concerning the State of Texas
This book covers statistical information for the state of Texas. It includes "great inducements for the investment of capital, health for the invalid, interesting sights and scenes for the tourist and pleasure seeker, broad fields of research for the historian, unsurpassed hunting grounds for the sportsman, and other resources waiting to be unlocked by the key of capital in the hands of labor and industry" (title page).
Date:
1890
Creator:
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897]
Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles discussing the pricing of land co-owned by Mr. Sayles's father and Mr. Bassett in Lee County.
Date:
August 20, 1897
Creator:
Muse, E. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H.C. Withers to K.K. Legett - November 25, 1899]
Letter from H.C. Withers of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to K.K. Legett concerning the possibility of putting a railroad crossing on his land.
Date:
November 25, 1899
Creator:
Withers, H. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.H. Abrams to K.K. Legett - December 19, 1899]
Letter from W.H. Abrams of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to K.K. Legett, concerning obtaining a road crossing over railroad tracks on his land.
Date:
December 19, 1899
Creator:
Abrams, W. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Louis J. Wortham to W. J. Bryan, January 21, 1903]
Letter from Louis J. Wortham to W. J. Bryan referencing two other letters and wishing the Bryans a pleasant trip to St. Louis.
Date:
January 21, 1903
Creator:
Wortham, Louis J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. B. Smoot to William John Bryan, April 17, 1905]
Letter from H. B. Smoot to William John Bryan discussing pulling their funds together to open a bank in Abilene and proposing an in-person meeting to cover details..
Date:
April 17, 1905
Creator:
Smoot, H. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. A. Mitchell to Mr. Sayles, February 21, 1910]
Letter from G. A. Mitchell to Mr. Sayles discussing a railroad proposition and recommending Sayles get a guarantee from the M. K. & T. Railroad.
Date:
February 21, 1910
Creator:
Mitchell, G. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson, March 11, 1912]
Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson discussing the extension of the Texas Central Railroad between Cross Plains and Abilene, Texas and setting a meeting between the author and Achison.
Date:
March 11, 1912
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. and T. S. to A. M. Acheson, March 28, 1912]
Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson discussing the change in presidency of the New York Central Lines and the building of a railroad between Cross Plains and Abilene, Texas.
Date:
March 28, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. A. Webb, May 25, 1912]
Letter to W. A. Webb, on Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles letterhead, congratulating Webb on his appointment to chief executive officer in Texas and Oklahoma for the M.K. & T. Railroad. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter with additional congratulations.
Date:
May 25, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Thomas B. Love to Mrs. W. J. Bryan, August 19, 1912]
Telegram from Thomas B. Love to Mrs. W. J. Bryan asking fro Mr. Bryan's condition after an accident.
Date:
August 19, 1912
Creator:
Love, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer from Mary E. Sayles to Harriett Harris]
Un-notarized draft of a deed transfer written by Mary E. Sayles in which she grants two lots of land to her daughter, Harriett Harris. A few corrections in red ink are handwritten on the page.
Date:
June 20, 1913
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Distribution of Funds from Hattie M. Sayles and Henry Sayles, February 2, 1915]
Document in which Henry Sayles and Hattie M. Sayles distribute an amount of $7866.97 amidst their children and relatives, declaring Henry Sayles Jr. to be in charge of the funds.
Date:
February 2, 1915
Creator:
Sayles, Henry & Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Marsh-Marley Music Company, October 5, 1918]
Letter from "Cadet Major" at the S. A. T. C. barracks at Simmons College to the Marsh-Marley Music Company requesting to purchase two brass army bugles.
Date:
October 5, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to K. H. Pittard - April 26, 1924]
A letter written to Mr. K. H. Pittard, Southwestern Life Insurance Co., Dallas, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Secretary & Treasurer, dated April 26, 1924. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the decision of Pittard's club to support Lion Green.
Date:
April 26, 1924
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlie, The Menasha Products Company to T. N. Carswell - April 1, 1939]
A letter written to T. N. Carswell from Charlie, The Menasha Products Company, Dallas, Texas, dated April 1, 1939. Charlie expresses his appreciation for the note from Carswell dated March 30 and assures him that the "expression" was worth more than silver or gold, that if he was of any help to Carswell, he is grateful. He advises of his fervent belief in the old saying that right will win out in the end and wishes all that is good for Carswell.
Date:
April 1, 1939
Creator:
Charlie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. P. Crane to Sayles & Sayles, April 1, 1940]
Letter from E. P. Crane to Sayles & Sayles discussing an assignment of rentals and subordination agreement executed by Jacob B. Wiebe and the Southwestern Life Insurance Company, stating they have sent documentation to R. F. Rood at the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company and that additional instruments are unnecessary. The letter is copied to Edward S. Arentz, F. F. Claunts, and R. F. Rood.
Date:
April 1, 1940
Creator:
Crane, E. P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - January 14, 1941]
A letter written to T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated January 14, 1941. Davis advises of having secured a copy of an amendment to the Texas Liquor Control Act advising of an enclosed copy for Carswell to consider.
Date:
January 14, 1941
Creator:
Davis, Jeff
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Jeff Davis - January 16, 1941]
A letter written to Dr. Jeff Davis, United Texas Drys, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman 24th Senatorial District Drys, dated January 16, 1941. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the letter and enclosure from Davis of January 14. He advises of his efforts to organize the 24th Senatorial District, describing the interest as luke warm but assures Davis that he will not stop until they have a set-up in each county. He advises of meetings already scheduled and requests the names of any leaders in the counties of the District.
Date:
January 16, 1941
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Allen Wight - January 18, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. Allen Wight, Attorney, Dallas, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, dated January 18, 1941. Carswell advises Wight that the purpose for arranging the meeting is to acquaint the citizenship of this section with the need for defense and of the necessity for helping those now arrayed against the Axis powers.
Date:
January 18, 1941
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Allen Wight to T. N. Carswell - January 20, 1941]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Parramore Post No. 57, Abilene, Texas, from Allen Wight, Touchstone, Wight, Gormley & Touchstone, Dallas, Texas, dated January 20, 1941. Wight confirms that he is available to speak at the meeting and is "by no means a famous man" but, complying with the request by Carswell for a personal sketch, details his background: Born in 1889, a great grandson of Lyman Wight, who brought a colony to Texas in the days of the Republic; graduated Austin College in 1909 and spent 1912-1913 in Panama in the service of the Isthmian Canal Commission then engaged in building the canal; graduated the University of Texas (in Law) in 1915 and practiced law under Ellis Douthit in Sweetwater 1915-1917. "I went to the First Officers' Training Camp at Leon Springs in 1917; was commissioned captain, assigned to the Regular Army, going Overseas with the First Trench Mortar Battalion, which was engaged as Infantry at Chateau Thierry; operated two batteries of French Artillery at St. Miheil; and both operated as Infantry and used its Mortars in the Argonne. I was promoted to Major after the Armistice, remaining in the Reserve Corps until 1937." Wight called the …
Date:
January 20, 1941
Creator:
Wight, Allen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeff Davis to T. N. Carswell - January 21, 1941]
A letter written to Dr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas from Jeff Davis, Executive Secretary, United Texas Drys, dated January 21, 1941. Davis supplies a list of names, as requested by Carswell, of key men in the District and advises that Dr. Walter H. McKenzie of University Baptist Church in Austin be their official representative to the Legislature.
Date:
January 21, 1941
Creator:
Davis, Jeff
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History