[1934 Individual Income Tax Return for Perry Sayles] (open access)

[1934 Individual Income Tax Return for Perry Sayles]

An individual income tax return for Perry Sayles. The form is partially filled and there are several handwritten notes on the back of a time sheet.
Date: 1935~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abstract of Title to Lot 14 Block "C" Connellee Place Addition to the Town of Eastland, Eastland County, Texas (open access)

Abstract of Title to Lot 14 Block "C" Connellee Place Addition to the Town of Eastland, Eastland County, Texas

Abstract of title for Lot 14, Block C of the Connellee Addition to Eastland, Texas. The abstract includes a map and all the documents related to the history of the property, including the original grant for the land, deeds, court records, and liens.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: Eastland County Abstract Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for United States Torpedo Company] (open access)

[Advertisement for United States Torpedo Company]

Advertisement for the United States Torpedo Company, including the local agent's name, Jack Rapp, the phone numbers for their locations and prices.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States Torpedo Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry, attesting to the circumstances under which she acquired her property in Comanche County, Texas. This affidavit is unsigned.
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry stating the circumstances under which she purchased her property in Comanche County, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry stating the circumstances under which she purchased her property in Comanche County, Texas. This document is unsigned and has corrections to the text in pencil.
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of C. F. Petet, September 18, 1928] (open access)

[Affidavit of C. F. Petet, September 18, 1928]

Document certifying the log of well of C. U. Connellee No. 2 in Eastland County, Texas is a correct copy of the original log on file in the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Date: September 18, 1928
Creator: Petet, C. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas]

Document certifying that Bobbie I. Terry purchased 40 acres in the J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas from S. K. Schuler after the death of her husband in 1915.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application No. 25,071: Reply Brief of Defendant in Error To Application For Writ of Error.] (open access)

[Application No. 25,071: Reply Brief of Defendant in Error To Application For Writ of Error.]

Document in application no. 25,071, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, presenting the defendant in error's reply the application of writ of error. The brief lists the documents relevant to the cause, details how the cause progressed through the lower courts, and presents prior cases supporting the defendant's argument.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Auto Insurance Policy Belonging to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Auto Insurance Policy Belonging to Perry Sayles]

Insurance policy document belonging to Perry Sayles. The insurance covers his automobile and states the details of his policy, including the type of protection and the coverage amounts.
Date: 1935-03-01~
Creator: Home Insurance Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for Connellee Hotel, September 25, 1926] (open access)

[Bill for Connellee Hotel, September 25, 1926]

Bill for the Connellee Hotel in Eastland, Texas for John Sayles' stay September 25, 1926. The bill is marked paid and duplicate.
Date: September 25, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale and Application for Transfer From Guy Patterson to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Bill of Sale and Application for Transfer From Guy Patterson to Perry Sayles]

Document certifying the sale of a Ford Tudor from Guy Patterson to Perry Sayles.
Date: March 1, 1935
Creator: Patterson, Guy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale for Purchase of a Car] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for Purchase of a Car]

Document certifying the sale of a 1935 Ford Tudor from Perry Sayles to Gary Patterson for $1.00.
Date: March 24, 1936
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Budget for a Railroad From Roby, Texas to Brownwood, Texas] (open access)

[Budget for a Railroad From Roby, Texas to Brownwood, Texas]

Document listing the costs of construction and the proposed earnings for a railroad from Roby to Brownwood, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
C. U. Connlee Well No. 2 Sec. 4 Block 4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company Survey, Eastland County. Texas. (open access)

C. U. Connlee Well No. 2 Sec. 4 Block 4. Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company Survey, Eastland County. Texas.

Document discussing an oil well which the United States Torpedo Company's representative, Jack Rapp, was hired to shoot with nitroglycerine, and the events and aftermath of shooting the well. It also lists the names and roles of the people working on the well.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal (open access)

Case No. 12, 096. Copy of Petition for Removal

Copy of the petition for removal in the case, O. M. England et. al. vs. Edwin B. Cox et. al., concerning the pipe lines owned by the Chestnut & Smith Corporation on land owned by O. M. England.
Date: February 27, 1926
Creator: Allison, James E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause 1988: Appellant's Reply to Appellee's Motion for Rehearing] (open access)

[Cause 1988: Appellant's Reply to Appellee's Motion for Rehearing]

Document stating the appellant's, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's, reply to the appellee's, W. O. Rainwater's, motion for rehearing. It states that the appellant relies on the cases, Clonts v. Johnson and Texas & N. O. R. Company vs. Whisenant.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause 1988: Brief of Appellant] (open access)

[Cause 1988: Brief of Appellant]

Document detailing the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's reasons for appealing in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater. Included are the Statement of Nature and Result of the Suit, Appellate Jurisdiction, and Assignments of Error, Propositions, Statements, Authorities, and Arguments.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 10940-Sheriff's Sale, September 14, 1926 (open access)

Cause No. 10940-Sheriff's Sale, September 14, 1926

Document certifying a sheriff's sale in Eastland, Texas. The sale is part of the judgement cause no. 10940, J. L. Chapman, commissioner vs. W. L. Morris and Mrs. W. L. Morris.
Date: September 14, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 11551: Plaintiff's Petition] (open access)

Cause No. 11551: Plaintiff's Petition]

Document in cause no. 11551, Tomlinson, Paschall & Colvin vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, detailing the complaints of Mollie Lee Tomlinson, W. R. Tomlinson, Crigler Paschall, and J. D. Colvin against the Independent Torpedo Company. The plaintiffs seek recourse for damage to their oil well in Erath County, Texas by the shooting done by the Independent Torpedo Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chastain & Judkins
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Agreement to Accept Testimony of John Thompson] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Agreement to Accept Testimony of John Thompson]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, stating the attorneys of the plaintiffs and defendant agree that the testimony of John Thompson, taken by L. D. Hillyer, is admissible in the cause.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Deposition of J. H. Rapp] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Deposition of J. H. Rapp]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, transcribing the deposition of Jack H. Rapp. Rapp's testimony discusses his association with the United States Torpedo Company and his shooting of an oil well in Eastland County, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1925
Creator: Cunningham, Tom J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Notice of Deposition of L. D. Hillyer] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Notice of Deposition of L. D. Hillyer]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon, Jr. et al. vs. United States Torpedo Company, providing notice to the plaintiff about the deposition of L. D. Hillyer. The notice includes the questions posed to Hillyer which discuss Hillyer's transcript of John Thompson's testimony.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 11687: Oral Deposition of B. C. McDonald, October 17, 1925] (open access)

[Cause No. 11687: Oral Deposition of B. C. McDonald, October 17, 1925]

Document in cause no. 11687, Jake L. Hamon Jr. vs. United States Torpedo Company, transcribing the deposition of B. C. McDonald. McDonald recounts his recollections regarding the shooting of an oil well by J. H. Rapp in Eastland County, Texas. There is a receipt from the United States Torpedo Company included in the document.
Date: October 17, 1925
Creator: Cunningham, Tom J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History