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[Sheriff's Return, Winnie Brown]

Description: Document stating the sheriff delivered a notice to Winnie Brown, trustee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Warranty Deed From John Sayles to Hattie M. Sayles]

Description: Document certifying the sale of lots 14, 15, 22, 23 of block 1 and lots 4, 7, 8, and 9 of block 6 of the continuation of Alta Vista Addition in Abilene, Texas from John Sayles to Hattie M. Sayles.
Date: August 18, 1917
Creator: Sayles, John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Defendant's Answer]

Description: Document in the cause, W. R. Tomlinson et al. vs. The Independent Torpedo Company, denying the allegations of the plaintiffs and asking the court to dismiss the cause.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Blank Contract for Payment to Mary E. Sayles]

Description: Blank contract that specifies how all sums owed plus interest will be paid back to Mary E. Sayles and the ramifications if the payments occur after deadlines.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition

Description: Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. W. H. Rawlings et al., 1909]

Description: Document certifying the appointment of C. Motz, Sr., A. F. McDonald, and P. M. McKinney as special commissioners in the condemnation proceedings of Abilene & Southern Railway Company against W. H. Rawlings and his unknown heirs of Lot 10 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Subpoena for W. H. Rawlings and the Unknown Heirs of W. H. Rawlings]

Description: Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring W. H. Rawlings and the unknown heirs of W. H. Rawlings to appear in court to answer a petition filed in suit no. 2826 seeking to condemn property in Taylor County for use by the Abilene & Southern Railway Company. This document appears to be a draft and has handwritten corrections to the text.
Date: June 14, 1909
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles, July 3, 1912]

Description: Letter on postcard from the Board of Equalization to Henry Sayles requesting he appear before the board and demonstrate why the value of his properties listed should not be raised or reduced. A handwritten note on the letter from A. H. Balch reads, "I have gone over these items and find no charge can be made in keeping property in the same locality [,] Balch".
Date: July 3, 1912
Creator: Board of Equalization
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.: Original Petition

Description: Document stating the details of Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company's petition to condemn and appropriate Lots 1 and 2 of Block 138 in Abilene, Texas for the purposes of building and maintaining a railroad from Abilene to Winters, Texas.
Date: December 30, 1908
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Mary E. Sayles Naming Her Attorneys, October 31, 1905]

Description: Document written by Mary E. Sayles appointing her son, Henry Sayles, her son-in-law, George C. Harris, and Henry Sayles, Jr. as attorneys in fact to her estate so that they may distribute and sell off her portions of the Austin and Williams land on her behalf.
Date: October 31, 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank, August 27, 1934]

Description: Promissory note from Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank in Abilene, Texas in the amount $17.30 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note has been paid. There is a payment listed on the back for $5.00 on "12-21-34" and a note on the front reading, "Pd 12/21/34."
Date: August 27, 1934
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Affidavit declaring the signers will be impartial and in accordance with the law when assessing damages in the condemnation proceeding Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. This document doesn't have the names of the commissioners and is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith et al., December 30, 1908]

Description: Document appointing special commissioners in the condemnation proceeding of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 138 in Abilene, Texas to assess for the condemnation and appropriation of the properties by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is unsigned and the names of the commissioners and judge are not filled in.
Date: December 30, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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