[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
[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 to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Balcony Plan

Balcony plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed plan for the building's balcony, as well as schedules of windows and doors.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Basement Plan

Basement plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan for the building's basement, as well as schedules of windows and doors.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Elevations

Elevations for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes west and north elevations of the building's exterior.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Elevations

Elevations for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes elevations of the east and south exteriors of the building.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: First Floor Framing Plan

First floor framing plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed framing plan, detail of girders, and framing detail sections.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: First Floor Plan

First floor plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed floor plan with rooms and dimensions labeled, as well as schedules of windows and doors.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Foundation Plan

Foundation plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a detailed layout of the building's foundation.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Miscellaneous Details

Miscellaneous details for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes balcony and classroom details, section through folding doors, detail of truss, and stair detail.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Roof Plan

Roof plan for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes a layout of the building's roof with notes for building materials and other details.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Sections

Sections for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes two sections through the building at different lines.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Episcopal Church, De Leon, Texas: Sections and Elevation

Sections and elevation for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in De Leon, Texas. It includes two wall sections through different lines, as well as an elevation of a portion of the building's exterior with windows and a door included.
Date: 1917
Creator: David S. Castle Co.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
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

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
[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
[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

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
[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas]

Document certifying that Bobbie I. Terry purchased 40 acres in the J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas from S. K. Schuler after the death of her husband in 1915.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
Object Type: Legal Document
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]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/8 interest in and to all oil, gas, and minerals in, under, and upon a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas. The deed also states that Reaves 1/8 interest is subject to the oil and gas lease made by B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett for the same property.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
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 Perry Sayles] (open access)

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

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/16 interest in the oil, gas and minerals on or under a tract of land in Comanche County. Sayles' 1/16 interest is subject to the terms of the oil and gas lease made from B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett for the same property.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: Reaves, R. H.
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