High School Building, De Leon, Texas: First Floor Plan

Floor plan for a high school building in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan for the first floor with four classrooms.
Date: unknown
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Elevation Plans

Elevation plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes drawings of the front, rear, and end elevations and a drawing of the midsection of the school.
Date: June 26, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Foundation Plan

Foundation plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes details of the foundation plans throughout the school and specific details of specific features and rooms that will be included.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Elevation Plans

Elevation plans for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes drawings of the front, back, and end elevations and has details of the wall section on the right.
Date: January 7, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Classroom Plans

Classroom plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes details of pupils wardrobes, teachers lockers, bookcases, and blackboards. The details include the scales of the wardrobes and the materials used for building the furniture.
Date: June 26, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Roof Plan

Roof plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes the scale of the roof and details of the exterior of the windows, doors, and frames.
Date: June 26, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Mechanical Plan, First Floor

Floor plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes details of a septic tank, and another illustration which only says "plan".
Date: 1919~
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Footing and Foundation Plan

Footing and foundation plan for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes a floor plan for the school and the plans for stairwells and foundation. In the top right there are details for doors and windows that will be placed in the school.
Date: June 26, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes drawings of the bulletin boards, locker elevations, wardrobe elevations, and other details.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

De Leon Ward School, De Leon, Texas: First Floor Plan and Roof Plans

First floor plan and roof plans for the De Leon Ward School in De Leon, Texas. It includes the plans for the roof and the floor plan of the first floor. There are details of the doors and window that will be used drawn on the right side and details of the entrance drawn on the left.
Date: July 1, 1919
Creator: Castle, David S.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. H. Blanton to William John Bryan, September 2, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from L. H. Blanton to William John Bryan, September 2, 1899]

Letter from L. H. Blanton to William John Bryan regrettably declining his invitation to Texas and reporting that the Treasury Department, Office of the Supervising Architect has purchased land in Abilene.
Date: September 2, 1899
Creator: Blanton, L. H.
Object Type: Letter
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
[Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County, January 24, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County, January 24, 1919]

Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County remitting a deed from R. H. Reaves and a check for $1.00 to cover fees.
Date: January 24, 1919
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves]

Deed certifying the sale of a 1/64 interests in the oil, gas, and mineral in, under, and upon land in Comanche County, Texas from B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves. This document is signed by B. I. Terry but is not notarized or filed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/16 interest in the oil, gas, and minerals of a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas from R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles. This document has correction in red pencil.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: Reaves, R. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to L. E. Adrian and C. T. Beckham] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to L. E. Adrian and C. T. Beckham]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/64 and 1/128 undivided interests in and to all oil, gas, and minerals in, under, and upon a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas. The interests are subject to the oil and gas lease made by B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett. This document has corrections made in pencil and 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 and has corrections to the text in pencil.
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 27, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 27, 1920]

Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company discussing the B. I. Terry lease. Sayles thanks the company for the information provided to him.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry, January 3, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry, January 3, 1919]

Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry discussing royalties on land owned by Terry. There are few objections on the abstract to the title of the land. Reaves will be able to meet with Terry to clear up the objections soon.
Date: January 3, 1919
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan, February 20, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan, February 20, 1919]

Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan discussing exceptions to Sayles' royalties. Shuler and B. I. Terry's wives claim they purchased the land separately. They also need to determine if the land in question is in Erath or Comanche County, or both.
Date: February 20, 1919
Creator: Grisham Brothers
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Proposal] (open access)

[Railroad Proposal]

Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924]

Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles stating three oil wells were drilled on the B. I. Terry tract in Comanche County. Two of them produced oil and one produced gas, but neither produced enough resources to be profitable.
Date: April 30, 1924
Creator: Birge, W. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 13, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 13, 1920]

Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company discussing the J. T. Carruth survey in Comanche County. Sayles asks how many wells have been drilled by the company on the land and whether any oil has been produced there.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History