[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897]

Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles discussing the pricing of land co-owned by Mr. Sayles's father and Mr. Bassett in Lee County.
Date: August 20, 1897
Creator: Muse, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner, September 11, 1908]

Letter from Henry Sayles to I. H. Kempner discussing stock to possibly sell. Sayles' son Henry objects to the arrangement because of his obligation to sell land in Lee County. Sayles states he would not sell anyone else his interest in the Water & Light Company stock. Sayles mentions the demand for water is growing rapidly and discusses other plants in Abilene.
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea]

Document certifying the sale and transfer of land in Lee County from Mary E. Sayles and Benjamin H. Bassett, Jr. to a Mr. C. B. Hosea. "Copy deed" is handwritten on the back of the page and the document is unsigned.
Date: April 2, 1900
Creator: Sayles, Mary E. & Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Notarized document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. B. Green. Part of the document signed by B. H. Bassett is torn away.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. P. Green.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles, December 11, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles, December 11, 1897]

Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles discussing a landowner who holds land that does not belong to him and that he needs to be filed against immediately.
Date: December 11, 1897
Creator: Green, A. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History