[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Lease From John Miller to Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

Photostat copy of an oil and gas lease from John Miller to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company regarding land in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, July 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, July 5, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to F. F. Claunts, discussing a certificate of acknowledgement regarding "Wiggins Land" in Hemphill County, Texas.
Date: July 5, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[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
[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of an Oil and Gas Mining Lease Between Maude B. Johnson and Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, 1939]

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, 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward F. Lyle to R. B. and T. D. Wiggins, July 26, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Edward F. Lyle to R. B. and T. D. Wiggins, July 26, 1939]

Letter from Edward F. Lyle to R. B. and T. D. Wiggins discussing an offer made to Darrell by Lyle regarding a payment plan for the delinquent taxes. The agreement states that Lyle will allow deductions on the note in order to pay delinquent taxes if the Wiggins do not receive funds from a suit against the Santa Fe Railway Company.
Date: July 26, 1939
Creator: Lyle, Edward Frank
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller] (open access)

[Affidavit of Possession, John Miller]

Photostat copy of John Miller's affidavit of possession, in which he swears that he is the owner of land in Hemphill County currently occupied by a tenant, B. F. Rice, and subject to an oil and gas lease to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: July 28, 1939
Creator: Miller, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk, July 8, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk, July 8, 1940]

Letter from Jack Sayles to Darall G. Hawk discussing foreclosure on vendor's liens and suits that must be filed in Hemphill County, Texas. Also discussed is when the county court meets. Sayles also mentions filing notices at the appropriate time. The vendor's lien can only be foreclosed through court procedure.
Date: July 8, 1940
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History