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[Photostat Copy of File No. 48234] (open access)

[Photostat Copy of File No. 48234]

Photostat copy of the field notes of a survey of 320 acres in the Bexar District in Texas, originally filed October 16, 1879. There is a note on the back stating this is an accurate copy of the document on file with the Texas General Land Office.
Date: October 24, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom & Navarro, L. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. M. Tyson] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. M. Tyson]

Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. M. Tyson discussing his check turned in for the amount of $6.11 to cover taxes owed for 160 acres of land.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Wichita Valley Railway Company v. Marshall, No. 3549] (open access)

[Clipping: Wichita Valley Railway Company v. Marshall, No. 3549]

Journal clipping discussing cause no. 3549, Wichita Valley Railway Company vs. W. P. Marshall, in the Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo, heard on February 14, 1931 and denied a rehearing on March 11, 1931. The cause was brought by W. P. Marshall to cover damages allegedly caused by the railway company to his land in Dickens County, Texas.
Date: 1931~
Creator: Jackson, J.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to G. C. Spillers, September 26, 1925] (open access)

[Letter to G. C. Spillers, September 26, 1925]

Letter to G. C. Spillers in regards to the case of Tomlinson et al vs Independent Torpedo Company. Mr. Spillers is asked if he wants to compromise the suit and what he will pay in compromise.
Date: September 26, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer Confirmation] (open access)

[Land Transfer Confirmation]

Notarized document confirming the finalization of a transfer of land from E. B. Gillespie, Mrs. M. E. Sayles, and John Sayles to Eleander Strawn.
Date: 1881~
Creator: King, Bingham
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. H. Neel to Sayles & Sayles, May 3, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from T. H. Neel to Sayles & Sayles, May 3, 1932]

Letter from T. H. Neel to Sayles & Sayles asking if it is necessary for N. E. Fielding to appear for the Sam Underwood vs. Gulf Refining Company case.
Date: May 3, 1932
Creator: Neel, T. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Collecting Taxes] (open access)

[Note on Collecting Taxes]

Handwritten notes separated by a drawn pencil line on torn, lined paper that read, "Collect taxes of Daves" and "Collect taxes of T. H. Blinn Land Co".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. T. Robison, February 23, 1911] (open access)

[Letter to J. T. Robison, February 23, 1911]

Letter to J. T. Robison discussing lands that the writer desires information on and if they are in good standing.
Date: February 23, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Answers and Depositions of E. Williams and C. C. Chinn]

Document in the cause no. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, containing E. Williams' and C. C. Chinn's answers to prepared questions by the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys. The document is unsigned.
Date: October 11, 1938
Creator: Chinn, C. C. & Williams, E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw, March 14] (open access)

[Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw, March 14]

Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw discussing if John Scott will wait to see a representative on March 21st.
Date: unknown
Creator: John Scott & Sons
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
100 Feet Off of the South Side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands. (open access)

100 Feet Off of the South Side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.

Paper with a description of a railroad right of way on the property, 100 Feet off of the south side of Lots 5 and 6, Alfred and Mary Fasshauer Subdivision, Survey #65, B. A. Lands.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr, and Waiver of Filing Requirements] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Notice of Deposition of V. Robert Kerr, and Waiver of Filing Requirements]

Documents requesting a waiver of filing requirements for witness depositions, and providing notice of depositions to W. O. Rainwater, G. A. Rainwater, and/or their attorney Gilbert Smith. The documents include the names of the witness, V. Robert Kerr, and a list of questions.
Date: 1940~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, November 17, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress, November 17, 1939]

Letter from Sayles & Sayles to Dan Childress discussing a motion of appellant.
Date: November 17, 1939
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, March 11, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Claunts to Sayles & Sayles, March 11, 1940]

Letter from F. F. Claunts to Sayles & Sayles delivering a waiver of mortgage for a lease.
Date: March 11, 1940
Creator: Claunts, F. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. A. Irvin] (open access)

[Letter from T. A. Irvin]

Second page of a letter from T. A. Irvin discussing a route though a bayou and around "E. Cove Mountain", likely for a new railroad.
Date: unknown
Creator: Irvin, T. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History