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[Letter from Perry Sayles to Bank of Desdemona, January 30, 1919]

Description: Letter from Perry Sayles to The Bank of Desdemona stating he paid some of the price for a royalty interest owned by R. H. Reaves. Sayles states because of his ownership the deed must be held by the bank and any payment on a previously declined check should be forwarded to the First State Bank of Eastland.
Date: January 30, 1919
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1909]

Description: Receipt for property taxes paid to Montgomery County by Henry Sayles for the year 1909. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property in Montgomery County, Texas and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 15, 1910
Creator: Montgomery, B. E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, January 11, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes discussing how to handle opposition to the railroad and how to present information about the railroad to Trumbull. Sayles discusses a conference that Abilene was invited to as they will likely have a railroad as part of the Cross Plains extension. Sayles believes there is a good chance of securing a twenty-five year lease for the railroad.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. A. Irvin to Henry Sayles, January 12, 1912]

Description: Letter from T. A. Irvin to Henry Sayles stating he is willing to do whatever he can for the interest of their people in the country and the county. He believes they can obtain rights of way from some of the people whose land the railroad will be constructed on, but likely not all. He asks where Sayles plans to build the railroad and states his opinion that it should run through the center of Callahan County, instead of farther north.
Date: January 12, 1912
Creator: Irvin, T. A.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles, January 4, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles discussing John Bryan and his opinions on railroads. Sayles discusses the Katy railroad and whether or not it will branch into Abilene as that was a main concern of prior correspondence. Sayles desires Abilene to be named as a point on the extension in a proposed consolidation bill.
Date: January 4, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

Description: 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
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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