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[Deed of Trust for I. H. Kempner Property in McMullen County, December 1925] (open access)

[Deed of Trust for I. H. Kempner Property in McMullen County, December 1925]

Deed of trust transferring ownership of the South-west quarter lot 2 of I. H. Kempner's sub-divisions of a 2559 acre tract in McMullen County, Texas, from J. Seinsheimer to Ferdinand Hirschman detailing the terms of the debt and interest to be paid to I. H. Kempner.
Date: December 14, 1925
Creator: Allen, Stanton
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stipulation of Facts for Civil Action No. 1454] (open access)

[Stipulation of Facts for Civil Action No. 1454]

District Court of the United States, case number 1454. Imperial Sugar Company vs. United States of America including a stipulation of facts for the case.
Date: 1953~
Creator: District Court of the United States
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Galveston - 1934] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Galveston - 1934]

1934 Galveston County poll tax receipt number 14166 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Date of election is listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1935
Creator: Galveston County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment] (open access)

[Statement Acknowledging Receipt of Payment]

Document stating that the children of Sarah R. Gouldman, Lillie M. Gouldman, Ira A. Reynolds, James E. Gouldman, Sadie I. Gouldman, and Carl E. Gouldman, have received their share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine, totalling $43.05 each.
Date: April 1900
Creator: Gouldman, Lillie M.; Reynolds, Ira A.; Reynolds, A. J.; Gouldman, James E.; Gouldman, Sadie I. & Gouldman, E. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum, 1954] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company, Civil Action Memorandum, 1954]

Imperial Sugar Company civil action memorandum. It indicates that the civil action will be dismissed.
Date: 1954
Creator: Imperial Sugar Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Daniel Webster Kempner]

Last will and testament of Daniel Webster Kempner. He instructs the executors of his will to sell a number of his shares in the H. Kempner trust, in order to pay for incidentals and debts that might occur as a result of his death; to give a number of shares in three trusts/companies to his daughter Mary Jeane Kempner, to help pay for her son, Daniel Kempner Thorne's education; to not hold his daughter accountable for any sums of money he loaned her during his life; to give his shares in Sugarland Industries and the Imperial Sugar Company to the Harris and Eliza Kempner Trust; and the rest of his estate to his wife and daughter.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Will of I. H. Kempner] (open access)

[Will of I. H. Kempner]

Will of I. H. Kempner documenting his last will and testament which this will revokes former wills in the past.
Date: February 1894
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas] (open access)

[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas]

Agency agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the United States National Bank of Galveston, Texas, authorizing the institution to handle $40,000 in funds for investment, and the conditions and guidelines associated.
Date: March 1960
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lakeview Poultry Farm Lien and Deed of Trust] (open access)

[Lakeview Poultry Farm Lien and Deed of Trust]

Photostat copy of a lien and deed of trust between the Lake View Poultry Farm and Texas Prudential Insurance Company in the amount of $27,920.30 with an annual interest rate of 6%. Also included is a resolution adopted by the Lake View Poultry Farm Board of Directors to obtain a new note on the property.
Date: April 27, 1932
Creator: Levy & Levy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sworn Statement of Henry McCan, Copy 1] (open access)

[Sworn Statement of Henry McCan, Copy 1]

Unsigned sworn statement by Henry McCan asserting that his brother -- James Joseph Ferdinand McCan -- has also gone by the names James J. McCan (for American citizenship) and J. Ferdinand McCan (for business and signing artworks) with a rough outline of the locations his brother has lived.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: McCan, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sworn Statement of Henry McCan, Copy 2] (open access)

[Sworn Statement of Henry McCan, Copy 2]

Unsigned sworn statement by Henry McCan asserting that his brother -- James Joseph Ferdinand McCan -- has also gone by the names James J. McCan (for American citizenship) and J. Ferdinand McCan (for business and signing artworks) with a rough outline of the locations his brother has lived.
Date: July 6, 1920
Creator: McCan, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lizzie C. Moody's Acknowledgement of Receiving Inheritance] (open access)

[Lizzie C. Moody's Acknowledgement of Receiving Inheritance]

Document stating that Lizzie C. Moody has received his share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine and that she believes the minor children of Sarah R. Gouldman should receive their mother's share of the same inheritance. The paper lists the names of Sarah R. Gouldman's children and the word "will" underneath their names.
Date: February 2, 1900
Creator: Moody, Lizzie C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Resolution, LULAC Foundation - June, 1976] (open access)

[Resolution, LULAC Foundation - June, 1976]

Resolution regarding the LULAC Foundation, signed and submitted by Eduardo Morga and Hank Aquirre. The resolution establishes inclusion of the LULAC Foundation as part of the League of United Latin American Citizens entity to be presided over by a board comprised of members a majority of of which are also Supreme Council Members, and the foundation is accountable to the Supreme Council. The resolution is signed by M. Gonzales and indicates approval on June 1976 by the National Supreme Council.
Date: June 1976
Creator: Morga, Eduardo & Aquirre, Hank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for sale of Woodlawn] (open access)

[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]

The deed for the sale of Woodlawn from James B. Shaw to E.M. Pease.
Date: June 13, 1859
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land - Verkauf in Nord-Amerika (open access)

Land - Verkauf in Nord-Amerika

Document regarding the sale of lands in the Medina District. Discusses location and price of lands, as well as the procedure for procuring property. It mentions the price of livestock. Also discussed are possible reasons why the land was not settled earlier, if it's as desirable as they say it is. Signed by J. E. Rump on September 1, 1848 in Bremen. Includes a section informing people to apply to Huth & Co. if they want to acquire already surveyed lands under favorable conditions.
Date: September 1, 1848
Creator: Rump, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners] (open access)

[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners]

Document signed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers appointing I. H. Kempner to the "Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston;" it references the original city charter which was approved on April 18, 1901.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Sayers, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Giving Lien Notes as Collateral] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Giving Lien Notes as Collateral]

Documentation of Henry Sayles offering the vendor's lien notes of Henry Sayles Jr. and Mac Sayles as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Giving Lien Notes as Collateral Draft] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Giving Lien Notes as Collateral Draft]

Drafted, unsigned documentation of Henry Sayles offering the vendor's lien notes of Henry Sayles Jr. and Mac Sayles as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral]

Signed documentation of Henry Sayles offering the two vendor's lien notes of Ed. S. Hughes as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral Draft] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral Draft]

Documentation of Henry Sayles offering the two vendor's lien notes of Ed. S. Hughes as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral Draft 2] (open access)

[Henry Sayles Offering Lien Notes as Collateral Draft 2]

Documentation of Henry Sayles offering the two vendor's lien notes of Ed. S. Hughes as collateral to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lien Note of Henry Sayles] (open access)

[Lien Note of Henry Sayles]

Lien note stating the principal sums and amount of interest owed by Henry Sayles to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company and stating the vendor's liens of Henry Sayles Jr. and Mac Sayles that Henry Sayles is transfering to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company. The document is unsigned and not notarized.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note from Henry Sayles to Texas Guarantee and Trust Company] (open access)

[Promissory Note from Henry Sayles to Texas Guarantee and Trust Company]

Promissory note from Henry Sayles promising to pay back $4000 dollars to the Texas Guarantee and Trust Company with interest.
Date: March 24, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[E. F. Sullivan's Acknowledgement of Receiving Inheritance] (open access)

[E. F. Sullivan's Acknowledgement of Receiving Inheritance]

Document stating that E. F. Sullivan has received his share of the inheritance from Dugald McAlpine and that he believes the minor children of Sarah R. Gouldman should receive their mother's share of the same inheritance. The back of the paper lists the names of Sarah R. Gouldman's children and the word "will" is written in the center of the page.
Date: February 2, 1900
Creator: Sullivan, E. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History