Map of Hardin County

Blue line print of survey map of Hardin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1902
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. C. Hemming to M. E. Sayles, August 11, 1906] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (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
[Copy of John Sayles's Will, Number 231] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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] (open access)

[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