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[Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw, March 14] (open access)

[Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw, March 14]

Telegram from John Scott & Sons to J. H. Bradshaw discussing if John Scott will wait to see a representative on March 21st.
Date: unknown
Creator: John Scott & Sons
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.: Exception to Ruling] (open access)

[The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.: Exception to Ruling]

List of objections from the defendants to the court ruling in the case of The Texas Central Railroad Company vs. Mary E. Sayles et al.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Jurists: 1836-1936] (open access)

[Texas Jurists: 1836-1936]

Document that is titled "Texas Jurists, 1836-1936" and signed Ocie Speer. It is discussing Speer's Art Volume commemorating 100 years of Texas judiciary and requesting photos from judges.
Date: unknown
Creator: Speer, Ocie 1869-
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas State Cigarette Tax Stamp] (open access)

[Texas State Cigarette Tax Stamp]

Stamp for Texas State tax on cigarettes. The text reads, "20 cigarettes 20, Texas State tax paid, class A, 3 cents." There is a stamped number, "50 [..]" on the front of the stamp.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[To Do List Notes] (open access)

[To Do List Notes]

List of to-do items for the writer to attend to, such as taxes and collecting payments.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Torpedo Company Case: Trial Brief (open access)

Torpedo Company Case: Trial Brief

Document discussing the cause, "Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co. v. Comanche Duke Oil Co." The paper has a quote from the cause which discusses whether negligence can be inferred.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Conversation Relating to Railroad Construction in Abilene, Texas] (open access)

[Transcript of Conversation Relating to Railroad Construction in Abilene, Texas]

Transcript of a conversation discussing the construction of a railroad in Abilene, Texas. The questions were asked by Mr. Scarborough. This may be a fragment of a larger document.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Court Testimony Relating to a Case Against Mr. Bradshaw] (open access)

[Transcript of Court Testimony Relating to a Case Against Mr. Bradshaw]

Transcript of testimony in a court regarding a case against Mr. Bradshaw. The questions are asked by Mr. Bomar, and Mr. Scarborough objects to a statement by the answering person.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Contracts Regarding Land in Texas and New Mexico] (open access)

[Two Contracts Regarding Land in Texas and New Mexico]

Two contracts, the first correcting a deed for land in El Paso County, Texas from W. C. Cargill to J. A. Martin, Jr., and the second transferring property in Chaves County and Roswell, New Mexico from M. McAlpine to James C. Wallace. Both contracts are unsigned.
Date: {1911-02-02,1913-03}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Letters And Envelope Addressed to McAlpine] (open access)

[Two Letters And Envelope Addressed to McAlpine]

Two letters and an envelope discussing ranch matters. The first letter is addressed to "Uncle" and signed "Bof Bingham," discusses news of a cattle ranch and is dated June 2, 1918. The second letter is on Sayles Bros. & McAlpine letterhead, addressed to "John" and dated July 2, 1908. The envelope is addressed to "Mr. Uncle McAlpine" and has a note written on it that reads, "This explains itself. It may be a bluff and may not. He has done nothing yet."
Date: {1908-07-02,1918-06-02}
Creator: Bingham, B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Unsigned Escrow Agreement Between Bobbie I. Terry and N. D. Gallagher] (open access)

[Unsigned Escrow Agreement Between Bobbie I. Terry and N. D. Gallagher]

Escrow agreement between Bobbie I. Terry and N. D. Gallagher. This agreement has only the names of the parties and the land in question filled in, the trustees and all other fields are empty and the document is unsigned.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Well Record, Root Telling Syndicate, Well No. 2] (open access)

[Well Record, Root Telling Syndicate, Well No. 2]

Document detailing the history of oil well No. 2 owned by Root Telling Syndicate in Eastland County, Texas. It states that the well was drilled April 13, 1920 and lists the formation record.
Date: 192u-10-13
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Why the M. K. & T. Railroad Should Build into Abilene (open access)

Why the M. K. & T. Railroad Should Build into Abilene

Document detailing the reasons why it would be profitable for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company to extend the railroad line from Cross Plains to Abilene, Texas. The reasons are listed one through five and details economic reasons, the lack of other opportunities for expansion, and that the terrain is already surveyed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Working Sketch in Pecos County #2

Map of Pecos River Survey, block C4 and A2, showing the plats' and surveys' boundaries and land ownership.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Working Sketch in Pecos County #3

Map of Pecos River Survey, blocks 12 and Z, and the G. C. & S. F. Railroad Company survey. The map shows plat lines and land ownership.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Working Sketch in Pecos County #4

Map of the Pecos River Survey, Block 1 and 178, showing plats and land owndership.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History