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[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

[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

Confederate_Veteran_Ledger_Large

Description: A ledger assembled between 1892-1895 containing a list of Confederate Veterans in the Abilene-Taylor County area of West Texas. The first pages list name, rank, current age at time of membership, company regiment, service date, brigade, army, whether wounded and whether a prisoner or not, place of birth, and name of the state where the individual enlisted. Notes of service include such information as "Was captured on British Steamer" or "Paroled at Vicksburg." The minutes in this ledger are dat… more
Date: 1892/1895
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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