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[Ordinance Granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company a Right of Ways and the Right to Build a Railroad in Abilene, Texas]

Description: City ordinance granting the Abilene & Southern Railway Company right of ways over property owned by the City of Abilene and granting the company the right to build and operate a railroad on property belonging to the City of Abilene, Texas. The ordinance details the specific locations the railway company has rights to, and the rights of the city to regulate the railroad. "Not Executed" is written at the top of the document and it is unsigned.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Receipt For Damages Paid by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company, December 16, 1908]

Description: Document certifying that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company paid damages to the county clerk of Taylor County to be held so that all damages awarded will be paid to the defendant, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Creator: David, J. L. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Order to Assess Damages Against Hattie Irvine, et al.]

Description: Document detailing the order to assess damages against Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith. This document is unsigned and has a handwritten note at the bottom signed "Sayles & Sayles Attorneys for Abilene & Ballinger Railway Company."
Date: December 30, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Sale of Timber From Mary E. Sayles to Henry G. King]

Description: Documentation of the sale of timber rights on portions of land owned by Mary E. Sales over to Henry G. King, on the stipulation that he will remove all the timber within 15 years.
Date: August 21, 1902
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will]

Description: Unsigned document in which Mary E. Sayles is gifting land from the Austin and Williams league #340 to her children and their spouses. She names Henry Sayles and her son-in-law George C. Harris as executors of the estate once she passes, and the document includes a response from all parties stipulating that Mary E. Sayles may continue to benefit from the properties as long as she lives. A portion of Mary E. Sayles' final will bequeathing property to her daughters is also included.
Date: March 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, George C.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, Hattie S.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

Description: Affidavit in which John Sayles swears that he is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company in the condemnation proceedings, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas, and that neither he nor the railway company have the original copies of certain documents relevant to the proceedings. The back of the affidavit has the details of the cause listed and is signed by the special commissioners, C.… more
Date: December 12, 1908
Creator: Sayles, John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Promissory Note To Morgan Jones, September 17, 1908]

Description: Promissory note to Morgan Jones in the amount $2,000.00 due upon the "completion of the laying of standard-gauge railroad from Abilene, in a sourtherly direction across the south line of Taylor County," with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. This note is unsigned.
Date: September 17, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Affidavit of J. W. Childers]

Description: Affidavit sworn by J. W. Childers attesting that he transacted the sale of Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from R. A. Childers to the trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. It lists the details which would be in the deed which is missing.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: Childers, J. W.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Original Order and Notice, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document providing notice to the trustees and pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas of the hearing date for the condemnation proceedings for Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas. The bottom half of the document is the Sheriff's Return, listing the date and time the notice was served to B. F. Jordan, Ed. Henry, Winnie Brown, and J. A. Duncan. The sheriff's return is handwritten and the back of the document lists the name of … more
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

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

Description: Document appointing 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

[Mary E. Sayles Naming Her Attorneys, Unsigned]

Description: Unsigned portion of a document written by Mary E. Sayles appointing her son, Henry Sayles, and her son-in-law, George C. Harris, as attorneys in fact to her estate so that they may distribute and sell off her sections of the Austin and Williams land on her behalf.
Date: March 15, 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Promissory Note to Morgan Jones, September 17, 1908]

Description: Promissory note to Morgan Jones in the amount $2,000.00 due upon the "completion of the laying of standard-gauge railroad from Abilene, in a sourtherly direction across the south line of Taylor County," with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. This note is unsigned.
Date: September 17, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas, December 16, 1908]

Description: Document attesting to the verdict in the cause Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America located at Abilene, Texas and stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company is responsible for any further costs that may be adjudged in Taylor Court or in an appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 16, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Notice of Court Hearing to Assess Damages to Mary Saner et al.]

Description: Document stating that a court date has been set to assess the damages to Mary Saner, W. F. Whiteman, W. P. Schluter, and L. S. Schluter by reason of the condemnation and appropriation of Lot 11 in Block 34 of Abilene, Texas by the petition of Abilene & Southern Railway Company. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 11, 1909
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document stating that Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company considers themselves bound for the payment of damages awarded in the case, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas in the County Court of Taylor County, Texas.
Date: December 16, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Gifting of Land from M. E. Sayles to Relatives with Partial Will]

Description: Unsigned document in which Mary E. Sayles is gifting land from the Austin and Williams league #340 to her children and their spouses. She names Henry Sayles and her son-in-law George C. Harris as executors of the estate once she passes, and the document includes a response from all parties stipulating that Mary E. Sayles may continue to benefit from the properties as long as she lives. A portion of Mary E. Sayles' final will bequeathing property to her daughters is also included.
Date: March 1905
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, George C.; Sayles, Henry; Harris, Hattie S.; Sayles, B. G. et al.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Sale of Timber From Mary E. Sayles to Henry G. King - Draft]

Description: Draft of documentation of the sale of timber rights on portions of land owned by Mary E. Sales over to Henry G. King, on the stipulation that he will remove all the timber within 15 years. A correction in pen is marked int he last paragraph and a note is handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date: August 21, 1902
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Cause Number 2827: Findings and Awarded Damages]

Description: Document explaining the findings in the cause Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy and the Heirs of J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy. The document lists the damages to be paid by the railway company and grants the railway company the right to take possession of the properties, Lots 11 and 12 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas.
Date: August 8, 1909
Creator: Motz, Charles; McKinney, P. M. & McDonald, A. F.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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