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[Letter from John Sayles to Jake L. Hamon Jr., January 27, 1929]

Description: Letter from John Sayles to Jake L. Hamon Jr. stating their best option for compromise in the case of Hamon and Ellis vs. U. S. Torpedo Company. Sayles states their greatest difficulty in the case will be proving negligence on the part of Jack Rapp. Sayles discusses different costs for damages of the oil well.
Date: January 27, 1929
Creator: Sayles, John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Darall G. Hawk to M. E. Sedberry, August 24, 1940]

Description: Letter from Darall G. Hawk to M. E. Sedberry discussing discrepancies in the rental payment dates for the Millar and Farrar leases. Very slight changes were made to the contracts and the lessors are to waive the payment for September 1940. Once the agreements are approved by all parties, they are to be mailed to Sayles. A section addressed to Sayles at the bottom of the letter waives subordination of the General American Life Insurance Company lien on the Robert Wilson land and the Land Bank an… more
Date: August 24, 1940
Creator: Hawk, Darall G.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Perry Sayles to R. H. Reaves, September 19, 1936]

Description: Letter from Perry Sayles to R. H. Reaves stating he joined in execution of the oil and gas lease for B. I. Terry's land. The lease will only be delivered if the test well is drilled. Sayles states their royalty interest is of no value now unless the well produces and advises Reaves to join in the lease to cover his share of the royalty.
Date: September 19, 1936
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from G. C. Spillers to Sayles & Sayles, October 1, 1925]

Description: Letter from G. C. Spillers to Sayles & Sayles discussing what to include in a defendant's answer in the Tomlinson vs. Independent Torpedo Company case. Spillers does not want the loss of tools to be blamed on negligence of the defendant and believes the plaintiff has little evidence.
Date: October 1, 1925
Creator: Spillers, G. C.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, June 7, 1886]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, regarding Paul's return home. John sold Paul's bike and sent him money to help him afford the trip home. John expects his other son, Jeremiah, and his wife to have a child soon because she has been staying with their family for long periods of time. John mentioned that their town, Belton, was worried that their oil well would leave town and they would have to rely on the college for their future.
Date: June 7, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. and R. Lee Kempner, February 26, 1948]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to D. W. Kempner and R. Lee Kempner discussing the exchange of shares concerning the Woodley lease ex Bashara in Stafford Survey, Sugar Land, with focus on interest and value of the land in connection to Woodley Petroleum Company, Apache Oil & Gas, Mexican Gulf Sulphur. I. H. Kempner wrote that this exchange would be titled the Stafford Survey Oil Venture and it be credited on the books of H. Kempner to the Woodul check.
Date: February 26, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. L. Gatz, June 2, 1953]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to W. L. Gatz discussing an investment in gasoline filling stations and asking Gatz his opinion on if the business opportunity will be profitable.
Date: June 2, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from James W. Hunt to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Goss]

Description: A letter from James W. Hunt to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Goss of Salt Lake City, Utah, dated July 12, 1932. The letter thanks Mr. and Mrs. Goss for a letter of recommendation signed by a number of prominent citizens of Salt Lake City. It also discusses a geologist named Frank and his travels.
Date: July 12, 1932
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Partner: McMurry University Library
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