[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 6, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 6, 1925]

Invoice from the Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $1.67.
Date: March 6, 1926
Creator: Frick-Reid Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, January 24, 1936] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, January 24, 1936]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles, trustee at the Texas State Bank of Eastland, Texas. There are two amounts listed, "Wichita, Kansas $1011.200" and "Bal. due Bank $950.00."
Date: January 24, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, October 10, 1935] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, October 10, 1935]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles, trustee at the Texas State Bank of Eastland, Texas for $100.00.
Date: October 10, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Bill For Mr. Sayles] (open access)

[Tax Bill For Mr. Sayles]

Tax bill for Mr. Sayles' property in Eastland, Texas. The years listed are 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, and 1927.
Date: November 8, 1928
Creator: Hearn, A. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, December 21, 1935] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, December 21, 1935]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the Texas State Bank of Eastland for $55.00. There are notes about the deposits written on the slip.
Date: December 21, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Auto Insurance Policy, February 1936] (open access)

[Invoice for Auto Insurance Policy, February 1936]

Statement listing information about an insurance policy owned by Perry Sayles that covers an automobile, including the company, amount, and premium due. A handwritten note in the center of the statement says, "Paid Feb. 7 - 1936 P.S."
Date: January 1, 1936
Creator: Earl Bender & Company
Object Type: Text
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
[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., January 6, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., January 6, 1925]

Invoice from the Frick-Reid Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for $5.67.
Date: January 6, 1925
Creator: Frick-Reid Supply Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Perry Sayles, January 4, 1934] (open access)

[Letter to Perry Sayles, January 4, 1934]

Letter Perry Sayles discussing the taxes he owes to the Eastland Free Schools Incorporated. The letter includes a ledger of the taxes due and the envelope.
Date: January 4, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Transfer of Claim Against the Estate of Chas. E. Dearolph from the Star Drilling Company to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Copy of Transfer of Claim Against the Estate of Chas. E. Dearolph from the Star Drilling Company to Perry Sayles]

Document certifying the transfer of the claim against the estate of Chas. E. Dearolph from the Star Drilling Company to Perry Sayles. This copy is unsigned and undated.
Date: 1934
Creator: Star Drilling Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary Statement of Oil Run Interest: September 1935] (open access)

[Summary Statement of Oil Run Interest: September 1935]

Series of statements documenting interest earned on barrels of oil from fields owned by Perry Sayles, A. M. Foote, D. K. Scott, and Pearl Anderson, with a breakdown of locations, amounts, and other details. There's a note informing royalty owners of a new federal tax going into effect September 1, 1935 and a promissory note from Perry Sayles to the First National Bank of Strawn in the amount of $250.00 dated October 5, 1935.
Date: October 1935
Creator: Mid-Kansas Oil & Gas Company
Object Type: Text
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
[Contract Between Perry Sayles and Star Drilling Company] (open access)

[Contract Between Perry Sayles and Star Drilling Company]

Contract between Perry Sayles and the Star Drilling Company which certifies the sale of Charles E. Dearolph's account from the company to Sayles.
Date: 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Home Insurance Policy, April 1935] (open access)

[Invoice for Home Insurance Policy, April 1935]

Statement listing information about an insurance policy owned by Perry Sayles that covers a dwelling with a garage, including the company, amount, and premium due. A handwritten note in the center of the statement says, "Paid by CK June 25 --."
Date: June 21, 1935
Creator: Kinnaird, Donald L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1989: Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal] (open access)

[Cause No. 1989: Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal]

Document stating the appellee, W. O. Rainwater's argument to dismiss the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's appeal.
Date: November 17, 1939
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, January 8, 1936] (open access)

[Receipt for Payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, January 8, 1936]

Receipt for Perry Sayles' premium payment to the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Date: January 8, 1936
Creator: Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Motion for Rehearing] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Appellee's Motion for Rehearing]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, detailing the history of the cause in lower courts, assignments of error, propositions, and prior cases supporting Rainwater's motion.
Date: 1940~
Creator: Smith, Gilbert
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles, November 18, 1939]

Postcard from Dan Childress to Sayles & Sayles stating that the clerk's office of the court of civil appeals in Eastland, Texas has received and filed the appellant's motion to file brief in the cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater.
Date: November 18, 1939
Creator: Childress, Dan
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From R. H. Reaves and Perry Sayles to The City National Bank, January 11, 1919] (open access)

[Promissory Note From R. H. Reaves and Perry Sayles to The City National Bank, January 11, 1919]

Promissory note from R. H. Reaves and Perry Sayles to The City National Bank in Eastland, Texas, in the amount of $1000.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. A handwritten note on the front reads, "Paid 4/11/19 [..]."
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 7, 1925] (open access)

[Invoice From the National Supply Company to Jake L. Hamon, Jr., March 7, 1925]

Invoice from the National Supply Company of Texas to Jake L. Hamon, Jr. for two items. The invoice states to deliver the order to B. C. McDonald.
Date: March 7, 1925
Creator: National Supply Company of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, January 7, 1936] (open access)

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, January 7, 1936]

Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles, trustee at the Texas State Bank of Eastland, Texas for $46.85, less $10.00 cash.
Date: January 7, 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Unsigned Oil and Gas Lease From Bobbie I. Terry et al. to N. D. Gallagher] (open access)

[Unsigned Oil and Gas Lease From Bobbie I. Terry et al. to N. D. Gallagher]

Oil and gas lease granting N. D. Gallagher rights to the oil, gas, and petroleum production on land owned by Bobbie I. Terry in Eastland County, Texas for the sum of $20.00. This document is filled out but unsigned and undated.
Date: May 15, 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause No. 11551: Plaintiff's Petition] (open access)

Cause No. 11551: Plaintiff's Petition]

Document in cause no. 11551, Tomlinson, Paschall & Colvin vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, detailing the complaints of Mollie Lee Tomlinson, W. R. Tomlinson, Crigler Paschall, and J. D. Colvin against the Independent Torpedo Company. The plaintiffs seek recourse for damage to their oil well in Erath County, Texas by the shooting done by the Independent Torpedo Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chastain & Judkins
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pan-American Life Insurance Company, Notice of Maturity of Premium Lien Note] (open access)

[Pan-American Life Insurance Company, Notice of Maturity of Premium Lien Note]

Document notifying Perry Sayles of the maturity of his insurance policy with the Pan-American Life Insurance Company. There is a handwritten note reading "Interest pd. ch. Jan. 17 - 34."
Date: January 19, 1934
Creator: Pan-American Life Insurance Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History