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[Last Will and Testament of Mary E. Sayles, October 16, 1906] (open access)

[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
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company] (open access)

[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]

Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the Taylor County Court as ordered by the special commissioners in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908] (open access)

[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908]

Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the county clerk of Taylor County to be held so that all damages awarded will be paid to the defendant, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: David, J. L. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 16, 1908] (open access)

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 16, 1908]

Document attesting to the verdict in the cause Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas and stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company is responsible for any further costs that may be adjudged in Taylor Court or in an appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Liens Release of J. W. Hope and J. K. Keasler by Henry Sayles] (open access)

[Liens Release of J. W. Hope and J. K. Keasler by Henry Sayles]

Documentation certifying Henry Sayles releasing J. K. Keasler and J. W. Hope from their liens upon full payment of dues owed.
Date: June 16, 1902
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Document stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company considers themselves bound for the payment of damages awarded in the case, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas in the County Court of Taylor County, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Cunningham to William John Bryan, January 16, 1903] (open access)

[Letter from J. F. Cunningham to William John Bryan, January 16, 1903]

Letter from J. F. Cunningham to William John Bryan discussing politics and offering condolences to their mutual acquaintance, Brelsford, for a death he is mourning.
Date: January 16, 1903
Creator: Cunningham, J. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan, March 16, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan, March 16, 1907]

Letter from C. M. Click to William John Bryan discussing he regrets having to leave early for business in Fort Worth and hoping to meet again soon before Bryan's return to Abilene. The header features Click's livestock and ranch business name framed by images of a cow and a horse.
Date: March 16, 1907
Creator: Click, C. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William John Bryan to the Texas Governor, June 16, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from William John Bryan to the Texas Governor, June 16, 1909]

Letter from William John Bryan to the governor of Texas requesting the state have stronger railroad regulatory laws. The letter particularly addresses the feelings of the people of Abilene.
Date: June 16, 1909
Creator: Bryan, William John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. Thompson and Rutledge at a Cotton Compress]

Photograph of several men, including a Mr. Thompson and a Mr. Rutledge, at a cotton compress. Bales of cotton are neatly laid out on the ground. A large wooden structure and a smokestack are visible in the background.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Compress in Abilene, Texas]

Photograph of a many bales of cotton at a cotton compress. Each bale has a paper tag attached to it. A man is visible standing among the bales.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling Cotton]

Photograph of W. C. Moore and Frank Caldwell sampling cotton at a cotton compress. Many bales of cotton are neatly laid out in the background.
Date: January 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer. (open access)

Draft-Equalizer.

Patent for "devices for equalizing the draft where three or more draft-animals are used" (lines 8-10) to pull machinery, carriages, or wagons with illustrations included.
Date: September 16, 1902
Creator: Hayden, Jefferson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 273, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 16, 1905 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 273, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 16, 1905

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1905
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1904 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 16, 1904

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1904
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 16, 1905 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 63, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 16, 1905

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1905
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 252, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 16, 1909 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 252, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 16, 1909

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1905 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1905

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1905
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 16, 1904 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 16, 1904

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 1904
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 219, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1904 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 219, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1904

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 1904
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 57, Ed. 1 Monday, September 16, 1907 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 57, Ed. 1 Monday, September 16, 1907

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1907
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 133, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1904 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 133, Ed. 1 Friday, December 16, 1904

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 1904
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1904
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 165, Ed. 1 Monday, January 16, 1905 (open access)

Abilene Daily Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 165, Ed. 1 Monday, January 16, 1905

Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1905
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History