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[Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer, March 24, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer, March 24, 1961]

Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 993.
Date: 1961-03-24~
Creator: Arrington, Mrs. Agatha
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer, March 6, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer, March 6, 1961]

Letter from Mrs. Agatha Arrington to Truett Latimer opposing the House Joint Resolution to legalize gambling in texas. She also advocates for the sales tax and asks for a change in the election laws.
Date: March 6, 1961
Creator: Arrington, Mrs. Agatha
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Truett Latimer to Agatha Arrington, March 8, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Truett Latimer to Agatha Arrington, March 8, 1961]

Letter from Texas State Representative Truett Latimer to Agatha Arrington discussing his opposition to HJR 4, which would legalize horse track gambling, and his position on a general sales tax.
Date: March 8, 1961
Creator: Latimer, Truett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company Block: Hemphill & Roberts Counties, Texas

Map of Hemphill and Roberts Counties, Texas, showing property lines and land ownership. There are also towns, rivers, and county lines labeled. Some of the plats have small marks which may indicate Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an interest in the property.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
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
[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, October 23, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, October 23, 1939]

Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles discussing documents related to the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's block in Hemphill and Roberts Counties, Texas. The letter is copied to John W. Glahn and is printed on the letterhead of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company.
Date: October 23, 1939
Creator: Rood, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, December 15, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles, December 15, 1939]

Letter from R. F. Rood to Sayles & Sayles discussing a revised and correct plat of land in Hemphill and Roberts Counties, made at time of a suit.
Date: December 15, 1939
Creator: Rood, R. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roberts County, Texas.

Blue line print of survey map of Roberts County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, and drilling locations. A legend is included in the upper-right corner of the map, indicating drilling locations of oil and gas wells, dry holes, and abandoned wells. A handwritten note has been made at the top of the map: "Roberts Co." Scale [ca. 1:168,962] (2 miles to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: [1890..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amarillo

Topographic quadrangle map of Amarillo, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Scale 1:250,000
Date: 1954
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Ranches Panhandle Section

Survey map of large ranches in the Texas Panhandle region, including the name and/or the owner(s) of each ranch. Map also includes labeled counties, towns, rivers, creeks, and roads. Handwritten notes have been made to the map in pencil to denote the approximate acreage of a number of ranches.
Date: 1949
Creator: Williams, J. W. & Neal, A. D., Sr.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Roberts County

Survey map of Roberts County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes river, creeks, towns, and roads. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date: August 1889
Creator: Hausmann, E. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History