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[Letter to M. McAlpine, March 3, 1911]
Letter to M. McAlpine confirming receipt of Martin papers and payment out of the John Sayles account.
Date:
March 3, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Receipts for Registered Mail]
Two receipts for registered mail sent by Sayles & Sayles to J. A. Martin, Jr. and M. McAlpine, both in Toyah, Texas.
Date:
February 23, 1911
Creator:
United States. Post Office Department.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From J. A. Martin, Jr. to Sayles & Sayles, February 27, 1911]
Letter from J. A. Martin, Jr. to Sayles & Sayles discussing two letters from Sayles & Sayles to Martin and stating that Martin is returning to Toyah, Texas. The letter is on the stationary of the Hotel Cole in Big Spring, Texas.
Date:
February 27, 1911
Creator:
Martin, J. A., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. A. Martin, March 13, 1911]
Letter to J. A. Martin discussing the omission of the land being mineral and dry grazing land was a wrongful suppression of fact. The writer delivers a new deed to be executed and returned by Perry Sayles.
Date:
March 13, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles. to Ed. S. Hughes, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, discussing a bill to approve the Katy Railroad's expansion in Texas.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Pioneer Abstract Company, March 22, 1911]
Letter to Pioneer Abstract Company confirming certification of three more years of residence. The writer also asks for verification of the county in which the certificate was notarized.
Date:
March 22, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. B. Sperry to Henry Sayles, October 30, 1911]
Letter from H. B. Sperry to Henry Sayles discussing when they will be able to meet in Abilene.
Date:
October 30, 1911
Creator:
Sperry, H. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement From Pioneer Abstract Company, February 16, 1911]
Statement from the Pioneer Abstract Company to Sayles & Sayles for two abstracts and a cost of $12.00. There is a stamp stating the bill was paid February 23, 1911.
Date:
February 16, 1911
Creator:
Pioneer Abstract Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to M. McAlpine, March 22, 1911]
Letter to M. McAlpine discussing the closure of transactions between J. A. Martin, W. C. Cargill and Mac Sayles. The writer asks for the deeds in McAlpine's possession to be forwarded for record. They ask for deeds to be executed and returned. All abstracts are given to McAlpine. The writer also mentions that any delinquent taxes can be delivered to McAlpine.
Date:
March 22, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William A. Webb to Henry Sayles, November 26,1911]
Letter from William A. Webb to Henry Sayles discussing that Webb will forward along a letter from Sayles to a Mr. Allen in connection with Webb's full report of his visit to Abilene.
Date:
November 26, 1911
Creator:
Webb, William A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson, December 18, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to A. M. Acheson regarding a meeting in Dallas.
Date:
December 18, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. L. Levy, March 20, 1911]
Letter to J. L. Levy stating the writer represented the Abilene Southern Railway Company in a judgment and cannot represent Levy.
Date:
March 20, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, January 11, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes discussing how to handle opposition to the railroad and how to present information about the railroad to Trumbull. Sayles discusses a conference that Abilene was invited to as they will likely have a railroad as part of the Cross Plains extension. Sayles believes there is a good chance of securing a twenty-five year lease for the railroad.
Date:
January 11, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed From Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.]
Document certifying the sale of three tracts of land in El Paso County, Texas from Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. The deed specifies that the fences on the land are not conveyed in the contract. This deed is unsigned.
Date:
March 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to M. McAlpine, August 28, 1911]
Letter to M. McAlpine relinquishing the lease to land and $5,000.00. The writer asks this copy to be preserved. The writer promises advise on the Grisham and Griffin issue as soon as can be obtained.
Date:
August 28, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to J. T. Robison, August 4, 1911]
Letter from John Sayles to J. T. Robison remitting fees, as well as returning a deed from W. C. Cargill to J. A. Martin, Jr.. Sayles requests that Robison file deeds in his office, and mentions that McAlpine has nothing to do with the correction of the description of a tract of land.
Date:
August 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. McAlpine to John Sayles, January 9, 1911]
Letter from M. McAlpine to John Sayles returning the Griffin papers and explaining what's been done by the party McAlpine is with.
Date:
January 9, 1911
Creator:
McAlpine, M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.]
Contract between W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. which corrects an earlier deed for land in El Paso County, Texas between the two parties. This document is unsigned.
Date:
February 2, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed From Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr.]
Document certifying the sale of three tracts of land in Block 96 of the Public Free School Grant in El Paso County, Texas from Perry Sayles to W. C. Cargill and J. A. Martin, Jr. This document is is unsigned.
Date:
March 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles, January 4, 1911]
Letter from Henry Sayles discussing John Bryan and his opinions on railroads. Sayles discusses the Katy railroad and whether or not it will branch into Abilene as that was a main concern of prior correspondence. Sayles desires Abilene to be named as a point on the extension in a proposed consolidation bill.
Date:
January 4, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to W. D. Williams, January 6, 1911]
Letter to W. D. Williams, copied to Henry Sayles, discussing modifications to the I. G. and N. bill to make the bill more friendly to railroads in West Texas.
Date:
January 6, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to John Sayles, February 16, 1911]
Letter from Perry Sayles to John Sayles delivering an executed deed and discussing plans for summer 1911.
Date:
February 16, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Perry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lease of Lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision, Abilene, Texas]
Document certifying the lease of lots 53 and 54 of Watson & Russell's Subdivision in Abilene, Texas from Mac Sayles to J. R. Johnson. The document is unsigned.
Date:
July 1911
Creator:
Johnson, J. R.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land From Henry Sayles, Ed. S. Hughes, and Robin Jones to Mac Sayles]
Document certifying the transfer of lots 19 and 20 of the Alta Vista addition in Abilene, Texas from Henry Sayles, Ed. S. Hughes, and Robin Jones to Mac Sayles.
Date:
October 31, 1911
Creator:
Sayles, Henry; Hughes, Ed. S. & Jones, Robin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History