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[Letter from C. C. Hemming to M. E. Sayles, August 11, 1906]
Letter from C. C. Hemming to M. E. Sayles discussing a warranty deed on the timber in Hardin County. Hemming warrants the title to the extent of his interest.
Date:
August 11, 1906
Creator:
Hemming, C. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to W. T. Campbell, May 8, 1901]
Letter from Henry Sayles to W. T. Campbell discussing a disagreement with E. R. Spolts over a minor discrepancy in a deed to land belonging to Mary E. Sayles. The disagreement regarded the tax collector that signed the deed not having stated what county he worked for.
Date:
May 8, 1901
Creator:
Sayles, Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906]
Last will and testament of Mary E. Sayles, in which she bequeaths much of her property to her daughters, Mary and Emma Sayles, and names her son and her son-in-law, Henry Sayles and George C. Harris, as the executors of the will. The document is not hand-signed and has the word, "copy.", typed in the header.
Date:
October 16, 1907
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231]
Notarized copy of the will of John Sayles determining it to be the official last will that bestows his estate unto his wife, Mary E. Sayles.
Date:
April 22, 1901
Creator:
Sayles, John
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sale of Timber From Mary E. Sayles to Henry G. King #2]
Documentation of the sale of timber rights on portions of land owned by Mary E. Sales over to Henry G. King, on the stipulation that he will remove all the timber within 15 years.
Date:
August 21, 1902
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Conveyance of Land from Sayles to Campbell and Bland]
Legal document outlining a piece of land that Mary E. Sayles intends to convey over to W. T. Campbell and Howard Bland.
Date:
May 15, 1902
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles]
Document in which Benjamin H. Basset is transferring the estate rights of his deceased father, B. H. Bassett unto Mrs. M. E. Sayles, based on a a previously made land deed between the deceased Bassett and the deceased John Sayles. A handwritten notarization and certification of filing are both attached to the document.
Date:
June 12, 1901
Creator:
Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sale of Timber From Mary E. Sayles to Henry G. King]
Documentation of the sale of timber rights on portions of land owned by Mary E. Sales over to Henry G. King, on the stipulation that he will remove all the timber within 15 years.
Date:
August 21, 1902
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sale of Timber From Mary E. Sayles to Henry G. King - Draft]
Draft of documentation of the sale of timber rights on portions of land owned by Mary E. Sales over to Henry G. King, on the stipulation that he will remove all the timber within 15 years. A correction in pen is marked int he last paragraph and a note is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date:
August 21, 1902
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Drill.
Patent for a core drill for making bore holes in rocks to get out solid samples of the inside of rocks, which has an improved grabbing method for retrieving the piece of rock inside the hole.
Date:
August 3, 1909
Creator:
McLoughlin, Malacha J. & Wynn, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Feeder
Patent for a boiler feeder. This invention is intended to be placed above the boiler and via a regulator supplies water to the boiler.
Date:
November 24, 1903
Creator:
Herrington, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Boiler-Feed
Patent for a steam boiler which automatically fills the boiler with water to the proper levels and keeps the levels steady.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Twombly, Harry Denny
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well Pumping Apparatus
Patent for well pumping apparatus. This invention is designed for the improvement of pumping liquid from deep wells. Illustration included.
Date:
September 29, 1908
Creator:
Stephenson, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Box
Patent for "a mail-box adapted to be placed at or on the house of the person receiving the mail, so as to facilitate a house-to-house delivery" (lines 8-11).
Date:
June 4, 1901
Creator:
Myer, Clayton Pittinger
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect Destoyer
Patent for an insect destroyer. "This invention relates particularly to that class of insect destroyers which contain pans of liquid into which the insects are shaken or enticed" (line 15-18). Illustration included.
Date:
December 29, 1903
Creator:
Sewell, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel
Patent for a hydraulic swivel. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 26, 1905
Creator:
Thomson, Alexander & McLaughlin, Malacha Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup
Patent for "new and useful improvements in stirrups" (lines 5-6), including illustration and instructions.
Date:
August 17, 1909
Creator:
Hooks, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump Controlling Means
Patent for a pump controlling means. This invention applies even pressures on the discharge line. Illustration included.
Date:
August 23, 1904
Creator:
Small, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process For Treating Petroleum-Oils
Patent for an improved process for treating petroleum oils, to remove asphaltum. (lines 9-12)
Date:
December 19, 1905
Creator:
Wintz, James Philip
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Engine Valve Mechanism
Patent for an engine valve mechanism. This invention is a "class of steam engines wherein the cylinder-inlet and exhaust-ports are controlled by separate and distinct values." Illustration included.
Date:
September 5, 1905
Creator:
Moore, Ezra G. & Moore, Frank T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screw-Gearing
Patent for screw-gearing for motors, particularly motors for fans or similar objects, including illustrations.
Date:
September 18, 1900
Creator:
Paker, Oren A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Rail Joint
Patent for improving the construction and increase the efficiency and utility of railway-rail joints.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
Verneuil, Edward Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Gage.
Patent for improvements on saws by providing “cleaner-teeth and arranged to permit accurate filing of the cleaner-teeth without leaving an undesirable bur and without danger of filing the teeth too short for proper working in a cut.” (Lines 10-14) Illustration is included.
Date:
June 11, 1901
Creator:
Steele, Daniel Carlos
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Plate And Fastener
Patent for rail plate fastener. This invention is designed to secure rails to ties without the use of spikes. Illustration included.
Date:
June 21, 1904
Creator:
Butterfield, Walter V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History