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[Draft of a Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]
Document stating that the action is seeking to condemn Lots 1 and 2 in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas and that the names and residences of the defendants, Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and their unknown heirs are unknown to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is handwritten and unsigned. There is a note at the top reading "4 copies" and corrections to the text in purple ink.
Date:
December 30, 1908
Creator:
Sayles & Sayles
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 15, 1908]
Document certifying that both parties in the cause, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, appeared before the special commissioners and awarding damages to the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, Hattie Irvine, Smith Irvine, and Their Unknown Heirs]
Document stating that notice has been given to Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith by publishing the notice in a Taylor County newspaper for four successive weeks leading up to March 1, 1909. The second part of the return states notice has been given to the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith by publishing the notice in a Taylor County newspaper for eight successive weeks leading up to March 1, 1909.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al., December, 1908]
Document filing suit for the condemnation of Lots One and Two in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas. The suit is being brought by the Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company against Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith, and their unknown heirs. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company
Document transferring Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. There are handwritten notes on the document and several typewriter errors. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Paper Discussing Morgan Jones Right of Way in Abilene, Texas]
Paper with a summary of Morgan Jones' right of way through the town of Abilene, Texas to build and operate a railroad between Abilene and Winters, Texas, which was granted to him by the Commissioners' Court of Taylor County in 1908. It also lists that the grant is dependent on Jones constructing and operating the railroad in such a way that it causes the least obstruction to the public.
Date:
[1908..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taylor County Taxes, 1907]
Receipt for taxes paid to Taylor County by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1907. The receipt includes assessed value of Sayles' property and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date:
January 29, 1908
Creator:
Crawford, Baylor
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]
Document in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith, certifying that John Sayles does not know the names of the heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Costs in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church]
Document listing the statement in the condemnation proceedings, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
Motz, Charles; McKinney, P. M. & McDonald, A. F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, J. A. Duncan]
Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to J. A. Duncan, pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to H. M. Stevens, December 29, 1908]
Letter from Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to H. M. Stevens discussing the railway company's offer to purchase lots 11 and 12 in Block C on Rose Street in Abilene, Texas for the construction and operation of a railroad.
Date:
December 29, 1908
Creator:
Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Return, B. F. Jordan]
Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to B. F. Jordan, trustee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oath of Commissioners, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]
Document swearing the special commissioners, Charles Motz, Sr., P. M. McKinney, and A. F. McDonald to be fair and impartial in assessing damages the condemnation proceeding Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. The back of the document lists the name of the proceeding and is signed by the commissioners and judge T. A. Bledsoe.
Date:
December 8, 1908
Creator:
Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]
Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the Taylor County Court as ordered by the special commissioners in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date:
December 16, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for City of Abilene Taxes, 1907]
Receipt for taxes paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles, Sr. for the year 1907. The receipt includes the the assessed value of Sayles' property and an inventory of the taxes paid.
Date:
January 24, 1908
Creator:
Leake, C. W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96 #1]
Notes on Perry Sayles' Property, North Part of Sec. 14, Bl. 96.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From an Attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Ry. Co. To Dr. R. A. Childers, December 21, 1908]
Letter from an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Ry. Co. to Dr. R. A. Childers discussing monies owed for a lot of land purchased by Childers.
Date:
December 21, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to I. H. Kempner, June 2, 1908]
Letter I. H. Kempner discussing a suit, Ed. S. Hughes suing J. R. Carrisco, based on two notes held by Kempner and requesting he endorse them back to Hughes and forward them to Judge Scurry.
Date:
June 2, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]
Document setting the hearing date in the condemnation proceeding for Lot 4 in Block 96 in Abilene, Texas, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas. "Copy" is written at the top of the document and the back has, handwritten, the name of the cause, and is signed by the special commissioners and the judge, T. A. Bledsoe.
Date:
December 15, 1908
Creator:
McKinney, P. M.; McDonald, A. F. & Motz, Charles
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908]
Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the county clerk of Taylor County to be held so that all damages awarded will be paid to the defendant, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas.
Date:
December 16, 1908
Creator:
David, J. L. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to I. H. Kempner, November 20, 1908]
Letter to I. H. Kempner discussing a loan owned by the Texas Land and Loan Co. with the "Noble and Henderson land" as collateral.
Date:
November 20, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order to Assess Damages Against Hattie Irvine, et al.]
Document detailing the order to assess damages against Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith. This document is unsigned and has a handwritten note at the bottom signed "Sayles & Sayles Attorneys for Abilene & Ballinger Railway Company."
Date:
December 30, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ted Hughes to Henry Sayles, June 15, 1908]
Letter from Ted Hughes to Henry Sayles discussing a letter Hughes received from Mr. Bomar.
Date:
June 15, 1908
Creator:
Hughes, Ted
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles, November 24, 1908]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Sayles discussing Kempner meeting with two people, Kemp and Kell, regarding railroad matters.
Date:
November 24, 1908
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History