[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry, attesting to the circumstances under which she acquired her property in Comanche County, Texas. This affidavit is unsigned.
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry stating the circumstances under which she purchased her property in Comanche County, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County, January 24, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County, January 24, 1919]

Letter from Perry Sayles to County Clerk of Comanche County remitting a deed from R. H. Reaves and a check for $1.00 to cover fees.
Date: January 24, 1919
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves]

Deed certifying the sale of a 1/64 interests in the oil, gas, and mineral in, under, and upon land in Comanche County, Texas from B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves. This document is signed by B. I. Terry but is not notarized or filed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Draft of Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/16 interest in the oil, gas, and minerals of a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas from R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles. This document has correction in red pencil.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: Reaves, R. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to L. E. Adrian and C. T. Beckham] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to L. E. Adrian and C. T. Beckham]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/64 and 1/128 undivided interests in and to all oil, gas, and minerals in, under, and upon a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas. The interests are subject to the oil and gas lease made by B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett. This document has corrections made in pencil and is unsigned.
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry stating the circumstances under which she purchased her property in Comanche County, Texas. This document is unsigned and has corrections to the text in pencil.
Date: May 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 27, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 27, 1920]

Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company discussing the B. I. Terry lease. Sayles thanks the company for the information provided to him.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry, January 3, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry, January 3, 1919]

Letter from Perry Sayles to B. I. Terry discussing royalties on land owned by Terry. There are few objections on the abstract to the title of the land. Reaves will be able to meet with Terry to clear up the objections soon.
Date: January 3, 1919
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan, February 20, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan, February 20, 1919]

Letter from Grisham Brothers to C. E. Logan discussing exceptions to Sayles' royalties. Shuler and B. I. Terry's wives claim they purchased the land separately. They also need to determine if the land in question is in Erath or Comanche County, or both.
Date: February 20, 1919
Creator: Grisham Brothers
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Railroad Proposal] (open access)

[Railroad Proposal]

Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.
Date: December 27, 1906
Creator: Holman, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924] (open access)

[Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles, April 30, 1924]

Letter from W. S. Birge to Perry Sayles stating three oil wells were drilled on the B. I. Terry tract in Comanche County. Two of them produced oil and one produced gas, but neither produced enough resources to be profitable.
Date: April 30, 1924
Creator: Birge, W. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 13, 1920] (open access)

[Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company, January 13, 1920]

Letter from Perry Sayles to McMan Oil & Gas Company discussing the J. T. Carruth survey in Comanche County. Sayles asks how many wells have been drilled by the company on the land and whether any oil has been produced there.
Date: January 13, 1920
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/8 interests in the oil, gas, and minerals in, under, and upon land in Comanche County, Texas from B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves. The deed states that Reaves' interest is subject to the terms of the oil and gas lease made by B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett for the same property.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diagram of J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas]

Diagram of the J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas, showing property lines and county border. On the back of the paper, there's a note, "P.S. Please pardon the misnomer 'Sales.'"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, B. I. Terry to R. H. Reaves]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/8 interest in and to all oil, gas, and minerals in, under, and upon a tract of land in Comanche County, Texas. The deed also states that Reaves 1/8 interest is subject to the oil and gas lease made by B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett for the same property.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles] (open access)

[Mineral Deed, R. H. Reaves to Perry Sayles]

Mineral deed certifying the sale of a 1/16 interest in the oil, gas and minerals on or under a tract of land in Comanche County. Sayles' 1/16 interest is subject to the terms of the oil and gas lease made from B. I. Terry to W. T. Garrett for the same property.
Date: January 11, 1919
Creator: Reaves, R. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909] (open access)

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Notes Related to Bobbie Terry's Property in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Handwritten Notes Related to Bobbie Terry's Property in Comanche County, Texas]

Handwritten notes relating to Bobbie Terry's property in Comanche County, Texas. The information discussed includes acreage, former owners, and Terry's family members.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abstract for 40 Acres Out of J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Abstract for 40 Acres Out of J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas]

Abstract for 40 Acres Out of J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas prepared for Perry Sayles. The abstract consists of deeds and affidavits related to the described property and dated from 1876-1919.
Date: February 12, 1919
Creator: Home Abstract and Title Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Notice] (open access)

[Clipping: Notice]

Newspaper clipping providing notice that Mrs. Bobbie Terry, guardian of the estate of Norma Terry, Leone Terry, Shuler Terry, Eunice Terry, and Lee Edwin Terry, is seeking the court's permission to lease the oil and gas interests of her minor wards to L. G. Tinsley. There are some notes written on the clipping reading, "52 acre tract," 52/ 26000 (500 [..]) 260/ 00," and "R. [..] R[..]"
Date: [..1918-12-18]
Creator: McEntire & Jones
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas]

Document certifying that Bobbie I. Terry purchased 40 acres in the J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas from S. K. Schuler after the death of her husband in 1915.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History