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[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, stating that the parties to the suit are given sixty days to file bills of exceptions.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. to David W. Stephens, November 12, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. to David W. Stephens, November 12, 1927]

Letter from J. S. to David W. Stephens discussing the court case Over and Bettis vs. Gulf Pipe Line Co.
Date: November 12, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Charley Wright's Testimony] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Charley Wright's Testimony]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., stating that the testimony of the witness, Charley Wright, was not qualified. The first page has a handwritten note reading, "there was no exemption to this testimony see statements p. 94 D. S."
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman, September 14, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman, September 14, 1927]

Letter from J. S. to H. N. Hickman discussing bills of exceptions for the Gulf Pipe Line Company Condemnation suit.
Date: September 14, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. C. Spillers to Sayles & Sayles, November 30, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from G. C. Spillers to Sayles & Sayles, November 30, 1927]

Letter from G. C. Spillers to Sayles & Sayles stating they have received the amount they charged on the Tomlinson case. Spillers expresses his gratitude that they all share the same attitude of fairness.
Date: November 30, 1927
Creator: Spillers, G. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill, January 14, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill, January 14, 1927]

Letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill delivering a copy of a court order to probate the will of Sarah J. McAlpine
Date: January 14, 1927
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Working Sketch in Pecos County #1

Map of Pecos County, block 194 and the I. & G. N. Railroad surveys, showing plats, land ownership and the survey history of the area.
Date: October 18, 1927
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note With Lists of Numbers] (open access)

[Handwritten Note With Lists of Numbers]

Handwritten note titled "Lot 14, Bk. L, C. P." listing numbers and dollar amounts, possibly taxes for a property over the years 1920-1927.
Date: 1927?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of a Right of Way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company From Henry Sayles, Jr.] (open access)

[Draft of a Right of Way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company From Henry Sayles, Jr.]

Contract granting a right of way to the Gulf Pipe Line Company and Gulf Production Company from Henry Sayles, Jr. on land in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: May 5, 1927
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Codicil to Hattie M. Sayles' Last Will and Testament] (open access)

[Codicil to Hattie M. Sayles' Last Will and Testament]

Document amending Hattie M. Sayles' last will and testament, giving the executors the power to manage the property of the estate however they see fit. This document has corrections to the text and is unsigned.
Date: November 30, 1927
Creator: Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Exhibits 1 and 2] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, Exhibits 1 and 2]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., requesting that the court grant a bill of exception regarding evidence exhibits 1 and 2.
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R. H. Baker, June 8, 1927] (open access)

[Letter to R. H. Baker, June 8, 1927]

Letter to R. H. Baker stating the writer will cover one-half the cost of moving the fence and that he is in agreement that the fence should not be moved until the cotton crop on it is matured.
Date: June 8, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict After Close of Evidence] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order Overruling Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict After Close of Evidence]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, overruling the defendant's request to charge the jury to return a verdict for the defendant.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill, January 20, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill, January 20, 1927]

Photocopied letter from John Sayles to W. L. Hill asking whether the title for Hattie Sayles' sale of timber is acceptable.
Date: January 20, 1927
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John, Mac, and Perry Sayles, October 28, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from John, Mac, and Perry Sayles, October 28, 1927]

Letter from John, Mac and Perry Sayles to their mother thanking her for payment for settlement of a case. The payment will be treated as an advancement in their respective shares of her will.
Date: October 28, 1927
Creator: Sayles, John; Sayles, McAlpine (Mac) & Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of Right of Way From Mrs. J. E. Drummond to Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company]

Photostat copy of a document granting the Gulf Production Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company a right of way across Mrs. J. E. Drummond's property in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: May 6, 1927
Creator: Drummond, Mrs. J. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: American Glycerin Company et al. v. Kenridge Oil Company et al., No. 301] (open access)

[Clipping: American Glycerin Company et al. v. Kenridge Oil Company et al., No. 301]

Journal clipping discussing cause no. 301, American Glycerin Company and Nelson Mosier vs. Kenridge Oil Company et al., in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland, heard on April 29, 1927. The original cause was brought by Kenridge Oil Company and others for damage to an oil well due to the premature explosion of a nitroglycerin shell, and the district court's judgement in favor of the plaintiff was appealed by the American Glycerin Company and Nelson Mosier.
Date: 1927~
Creator: Hickman, J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Hattie M. Sayles, November 30, 1927] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Hattie M. Sayles, November 30, 1927]

Last will and testament of Hattie M. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her children, of whom she names the three oldest as the executors of the will.
Date: November 30, 1927
Creator: Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, C. C. Compere] (open access)

[Cause No. 6551: Bill of Exception, C. C. Compere]

Document in the cause no. 6551, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. R. L. Over et al. and J. W. Bettis et al., stating that the testimony of the witness, C. C. Compere, was not qualified. The presiding judge rejected the plaintiff's request and there is a short note discussing the bill signed "D. S."
Date: June 1927
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception] (open access)

[Cause No. 844: Order in Settling of Bill of Exception]

Document in cause no. 844, Mollie Lee Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, stating that the parties to the suit are given sixty days to file bills of exceptions.
Date: April 23, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History