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[Receipt for Taylor County Taxes, 1892]

Description: Receipt for Taylor County property taxes paid by Henry Sayles for the year 1892. The receipt includes a list of Sayles' property and their assessed value and an inventory of the taxes paid.
Date: January 14, 1893
Creator: Cunningham, Tom J.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of W. C Friley and Wife]

Description: Portrait of W. C. Friley, the first president of Hardin-Simmons University (1892-1894), and his wife. Friley sits in a chair and wears a dark-colored suit with a bow tie. His wife stands by his side, wearing a dark-colored dress with black lace details.
Date: 1892
Creator: Ward, G. E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Receipt for Abilene City Taxes, 1892]

Description: Receipt for Ad Valoran and poll taxes paid to the City of Abilene by Henry Sayles for the year 1892. The receipt includes a list of Sayles' property and its assessed value and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: December 29, 1892
Creator: Thompson, W. J.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Firefighters

Description: Copy negative of some members of the Abilene Volunteer Fire Department on wagons with horses in front of a building. In the background on the right is a paint shop and tree.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man, Woman, and Three Children Posing

Description: Copy negative of the Slaughter family portrait. Joe and Claude Slaughter sit on the bench with their children, Myrtle, who sits on Claude's lap, Bill and Donnie Lehew, one sits on Joe's lap and the eldest son sits between them. The boys are wearing shorts and jackets, Myrtle is wearing a long light colored dress, Myrtle is wearing a dark long, sleeved and high collared dress, and Joe is wearing a striped jacket with slacks.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles to Tax Collector in Roby, Fisher County, January 11, 1892]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to a tax collector in Roby, Texas inquiring about purchasing land that may partially be located in Fisher county, expressing the desire to purchase the land and pay any taxes necessary on the Fisher county section. On the back of the letter is a stationary header from Buie and Hanna's Land Agency, upon which several section and certification numbers for different pieces of land have been written in pencil along with a calculated price.
Date: January 11, 1892
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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