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[Certificate of Admittance as Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States]
Certificate admitting K.K. Legett to practice as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas.
Date:
January 25, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County
Blue line print of survey map of Dallas County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in pencil and ink. Scale [ca. 1:152,380] (4000 varas to 7/8 of an inch).
Date:
1890
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
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
[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]
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. P. Green.
Date:
April 1898
Creator:
Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
Object Type:
Legal Document
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
[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles]
Document in which Benjamin H. Basset is transferring the estate rights of his deceased father, B. H. Bassett unto Mrs. M. E. Sayles, based on a a previously made land deed between the deceased Bassett and the deceased John Sayles. A handwritten notarization and certification of filing are both attached to the document.
Date:
June 12, 1901
Creator:
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 Charles M. Reeves to Louis J. Wortham, December 22, 1903]
Letter from Charles M. Reeves to Louis J. Wortham discussing how Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan will be cared for upon their arrival to the St. Louis World's Fair.
Date:
December 22, 1903
Creator:
Reeves, Charles M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, February 2, 1905]
Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing Bryan acquire a train pass for a trip Kirk is taking.
Date:
February 2, 1905
Creator:
Kirk, W. W.
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
[Admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory]
An admission ticket to the Praetorian Building Observatory (Dallas, Texas). This ticket was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College (Abilene, Texas).
Date:
[1909,1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City skyline]
A photograph of the Dallas, Texas city skyline. Buildings in the background include The Dorsey Company Printer Office Supplies, Joseph Linz Building, Craddock & Smith Insurance, Mackay Telegraph-Cable Co. This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College.
Date:
[1909, 1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three men standng beside railing]
A photograph of three men standng beside a railing on a rooftop with the Dallas, Texas city skyline in the background. This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell, largely containing items related to his time at Simmons College.
Date:
[1909, 1915]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. C. Rank to William John Bryan, March 1, 1909]
Letter from G. C. Rank to William John Bryan discussing his stance on horse race gambling and Bryan's senate vote on the Mayfield-Robertson bill.
Date:
March 1, 1909
Creator:
Rank, G. C.
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, January 9, 1912]
Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson discussing railroad issues that W. J. Harris hoped to resolve and mentioning possibly health issues in Dallas.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
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