[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1940]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas mining lease from Maude P. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. D. Sears to Sayles & Sayles, November 24, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from C. D. Sears to Sayles & Sayles, November 24, 1939]

Letter from C. D. Sears to Sayles & Sayles confirming receipt of the ownership map of Collingsworth County. Sears is also forwarding a map of Hemphill County requested by Edward S. Arentz.
Date: November 24, 1939
Creator: Sears, C. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From Maude B. Johnson To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From Maude B. Johnson To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts and documents related to the Maude B. Johnson's property in Hemphill County, Texas and listing the documents still required to move ahead with an oil and gas lease from Maude B. Johnson to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. There are notes in red pencil on the document.
Date: October 31, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1398: Judgment] (open access)

[Cause No. 1398: Judgment]

Judgment in the cause no. 1398, H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood vs. The Unknown Heirs of David P. Fearis and Unknown Heirs of O. S. Heath, which awards to the plaintiff the lands and premises described in the plaintiff's petition located in Hemphill County, Texas. This judgment was certified as the "true and correct copy" by Hiram Park in Hemphill County in 1939.
Date: {1916-01-12,1939-11-09}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document listing the details of documents relating to the property owned by Robert Bruce Wiggins and Thomas Darrell Wiggins in Hemphill County, Texas and the details of the oil and gas lease from Wiggins to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: July 8, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Dated November 2, 1939] (open access)

[Note Dated November 2, 1939]

Note dated November 2, 1939 and reading "Mail Today John Glahn c/o [M]ordy Hotel Canadian, Tex. Wiggins Requirements & Abstracts [..]"
Date: November 2, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Regarding Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Notes Regarding Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document from the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to Sayles & Sayles, titled "I.T.I.O.Co. Wiggins Hemphill, Co. Tex." containing a list of notes regarding land in Hemphill County, Texas. The document has note written on the back reading, "500.00 Valuation."
Date: unknown
Creator: Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to John W. Glahn] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to John W. Glahn]

Letter from Jack Sayles to John W. Glahn stating Glahn will need to obtain a certified copy of a release for land in Hemphill County.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Billie C. Lewis to John W. Glahn, November 15, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Billie C. Lewis to John W. Glahn, November 15, 1939]

Letter from Billie C. Lewis to John W. Glahn delivering a copy of a deed from Ira H. Evans to the New York and Texas Land Company, omitting lands in Hemphill County.
Date: November 15, 1939
Creator: Lewis, Billie C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk , July 19, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk , July 19, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk discussing his protection as the owner of an oil and gas lease if the original vendee re-conveys a property with cancellation of a vendor's lien. Sayles also mentions that the sub-purchaser's interest in the land is not protected. Sayles states that the Lyle heirs could institute a suit to foreclose the vendor's lien. He gives multiple cases as a supplement for his explanation.
Date: July 19, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Maude B. Johnson to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Temporary Title Opinion Regarding an Oil and Gas Lease From Maude B. Johnson to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document listing the details of an oil and gas lease from Maude B. Johnson to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for her property in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: February 9, 1940
Creator: Sayles, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke] (open access)

[Copy of Deed from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County from George C. Bailey and L. C. Bailey to Gustave Radeke. There's a handwritten note on the first page reading "no plat shown on record." and a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: October 9, 1939
Creator: Bailey, George C. & Bailey, L. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed, Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood] (open access)

[Copy of Deed, Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of lands in Hemphill County, Texas from Charles P. Chapman to H. E. Hoover and J. S. Hood. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 9, 1939
Creator: Chapman Charles P.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to C. F. Rayburn, January 17, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to C. F. Rayburn, January 17, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to C. F. Rayburn discussing abstracts in Hemphill County that are lacking final opinions for the oil and gas leases.
Date: January 17, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Deed From Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis] (open access)

[Copy of Deed From Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis]

Copy of a deed certifying the sale of land in Hemphill County, Texas from Margaret E. Fearis to Geoffrey P. Fearis. There's a statement signed by Hiram Park stating that this document is a correct copy of the deed in the Deed Records of Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: November 8, 1939
Creator: Fearis, Margaret E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Bascom Giles, November 3, 1939] (open access)

[Affidavit of Bascom Giles, November 3, 1939]

Affidavit sworn by Bascom Giles listing the details of several papers regarding a property in Hemphill County, Texas filed with the General Land Office of the State of Texas.
Date: November 3, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and R. F. Rood] (open access)

[Contract Between Lyle Family Trust and R. F. Rood]

Document describing the agreement between R. F. Rood and the Lyle Family Trust regarding the property purchased by Robert Bruce Wiggins, Ruth Wiggins, Thomas Darrell Wiggins, and Sarah Wiggins from the Lyles. The contract states that the Lyle Family Trust releases Rood, who holds an oil and gas lease for the property, from all vendor's liens and deeds of trust relating to the property.
Date: November 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Bascom Giles, October 21, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Bascom Giles, October 21, 1939]

Letter from John Sayles to Bascom Giles requested a corrected copy of field notes for sections of land in Hemphill County.
Date: October 21, 1939
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. F. Rayburn to Sayles & Sayles, June 18, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from C. F. Rayburn to Sayles & Sayles, June 18, 1940]

Letter from C. F. Rayburn to Sayles & Sayles remitting a deed for an oil and gas lease for land in Hemphill County.
Date: June 18, 1940
Creator: Rayburn, C. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. F. Lyle to R. F. Rood, December 11, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from E. F. Lyle to R. F. Rood, December 11, 1939]

Letter from E. F. Lyle to R. F. Rood discussing an offer on the Wiggins' land in Hemphill County. Lyle states that royalties should to be paid to the Wiggins to reduce a mortgage note according to the original deed. Lyle still has yet to received the waiver of mortgage.
Date: December 11, 1939
Creator: Lyle, Edward Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to Bascom Giles, October 19, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to Bascom Giles, October 19, 1939]

Letter from Jack Sayles to Bascom Giles requesting a map for the locations of different sections of land.
Date: October 19, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Requirement Sheet Regarding the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller To Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document stating that Jack Sayles has examined the abstracts and documents related to the John Miller's property in Hemphill County, Texas and listing the documents still required to move ahead with an oil and gas lease from John Miller to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: October 23, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Final Opinion of Title Related to the Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Document describing the terms of an oil and gas lease from John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company for a tract of land in Hemphill County, Texas. It states that Jack Sayles has examined the documents and that the examination was conducted on behalf of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: November 22, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Status of Loan From John Miller and Mrs. John Miller to A. C. Williams] (open access)

[Status of Loan From John Miller and Mrs. John Miller to A. C. Williams]

Document stating the status of a loan from John Miller and Mrs. John Miller to A. C. Williams, trustee and Land Bank commissioner. The document lists the original date of the mortgage, the details of the property covered by the mortgage, and the next payment due.
Date: November 10, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History