[Letter from J. D. Jordon to D. D. Parramore, December 21, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Jordon to D. D. Parramore, December 21, 1919]

Letter from J. D. Jordon to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing an anecdote about a payment receipt that he has also sent.
Date: December 21, 1919
Creator: Jordon, J. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Jordon to J. H. Parramore, Ferbuary 8, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Jordon to J. H. Parramore, Ferbuary 8, 1914]

Letter from J. D. Jordon to J. H. Parramore discussing water producing holes that have been drilled on the Cienega lands and their conditions.
Date: February 8, 1914
Creator: Jordon, J. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, April 19, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of heads of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: April 19, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911 (open access)

Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911

Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date: May 10, 1911
Creator: Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manual of Revised Rules, Regulations and Requirements for Filing Applications for Permit to Appropriate Water Under Laws of 1907 as Amended in the Office of the State Engineer of New Mexico (open access)

Manual of Revised Rules, Regulations and Requirements for Filing Applications for Permit to Appropriate Water Under Laws of 1907 as Amended in the Office of the State Engineer of New Mexico

Instructions detailing how to submit a permit application to appopriate water in New Mexico, including a form template, explanations about fees and procedures, relevant legal regulations, and other helpful information, such as a table of equivalents.
Date: 1915-21~
Creator: New Mexico. State Engineer Office.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Routes of Coronado and Army]

Map of the Coronado Expedition, 1540-1542, through parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The map includes state boundary lines, bodies of water, major towns, forts, and areas of elevation. A legend, included in the lower-right corner, indicates directions of the routes of Coronado and his army. No scale indicated.
Date: 1912
Creator: Root, George A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between San Simon Cattle Company and Dr. E. W. Johnson, February 23, 1918] (open access)

[Correspondence Between San Simon Cattle Company and Dr. E. W. Johnson, February 23, 1918]

Correspondence between San Simon Cattle Co. and Dr. E. W. Johnson discussing making a payment of ten dollars to the order of J. D. Jordan. The correspondence is written on the back of a torn-open envelope that was once addressed to Mr. J. D. Jordan from attorneys Wilson and Walton.
Date: February 24, 1918
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment of Agents] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment of Agents]

Notarized document certifying that the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company appointed J. J. Wheeler as its agent int he state of Arizona and J. D. Jordon as its agent in New Mexico. The document is signed by president of the company, J. H. Parramore.
Date: October 28, 1912
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183]

Document outlining the trial of Private Percy R. Starks on charges of disobeying an order and possession "seditious" books, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 98] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 98]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding accommodation at US Base Hospital Deming, NM, for soldiers en route to the US General Hospital at Fort Bayard, as well as volunteers to the Air Service, the establishment of three new kinds of engineering units, and changes to pay rates.
Date: October 30, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from Mile Cor. No. 60 to Cor. No. 120 (Plate No. 2).

Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Wetzel, William H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from Mile Cor. No. 120 to Mile Cor. No. 180 (Plate No. 3).

Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses along the boundary line. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Wetzel, William H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, One Hundred and Third Meridian West from Greenwich, from the SE. Cor. of New Mexico to Mile Cor. No. 60 (Plate No 1).

Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to July 18, 1911. The map also includes fences, roads, and houses. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Wetzel, William H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plat of the Resurvey of the Clark Boundary Line Between Texas and New Mexico, Thirty Second Parallel of North Latitude, from the SE. Cor. of New Mexico to Mile Cor. No. 60 (Plate No. 7).

Map of the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico, as surveyed by the U.S. Boundary Commission from April 17 to September 26, 1911. Relief shown in hachures. The map of the map shows a note from Bil Allcorn, Commissioner of the General Land Office, from 1958. Scale [ca. 1:63,360] (1 miles to the inch).
Date: 1911
Creator: Wetzel, William H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H. Parramore, February 4, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H. Parramore, February 4, 1914]

Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H. Parramore discussing the death of a mare belonging to E. K. Capeton that was said to have been killed by one of Parramore's bulls in Tom Barker's pasture. Wheeler states that Capeton had the mare in the pasture without Barker's consent and that the death occurred at night with no witnesses, thus claiming the company should not have to reimburse Capeton for his loss.
Date: February 4, 1914
Creator: Wheeler, J. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Wheeler to J. H.. Parramore, January 13, 1916]

Letter from J. J. Wheeler to James Harrison Parramore discussing signed contracts to begin work on repairing the Cienega ditch, how the cattle and mares are doing, water tanks and the lack of rain, and a bad season of the Spanish flu.
Date: January 13, 1916
Creator: Wheeler, J. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plats of the Resurvey of Clark's Texas-New Mexico Boundary Line by the U.S. Boundary Commission 1911.

Cover sheet for the plat maps of Clark's Texas-New Mexico boundary line, resurveyed by the the U.S. Boundary Commission. These maps were produced in hopes of ending the dispute over the boundary line between New Mexico and Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Contracts Regarding Land in Texas and New Mexico] (open access)

[Two Contracts Regarding Land in Texas and New Mexico]

Two contracts, the first correcting a deed for land in El Paso County, Texas from W. C. Cargill to J. A. Martin, Jr., and the second transferring property in Chaves County and Roswell, New Mexico from M. McAlpine to James C. Wallace. Both contracts are unsigned.
Date: {1911-02-02,1913-03}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History