File

Correspondence, Memorandum, and Legal Documents

• 1904-1905 (Creation)

23 items

• Answer to suit brought by F. Groos & Company. D. Sullivan and W. C. Sullivan address and counter-accusations brought by F. Groos & Company concerning the indebtedness of D. R. Fant. (typed) August 13, 1904.
• Letter from Floyd McGown (from the law firm of Denman, Franklin, and McGown of San Antonio) to Messrs. Webb and Goeth in reference to Sullivan vs. Chittim, giving notification that he is withholding $15,000.00 pending a judge's opinion or indemnification of Chittim,. September 14, 1904.
• Memorandum from A.E. Chavez, County and District Clerk of Hidalgo County. Apparently was attached to a certified copy of Trustee's Deed from J. C. Sullivan Trustee to D. Sullivan and Co., (typed) October 7, 1904.
• Summons to D. Sullivan & Company to answer petition brought by F. Groos & Company as well as J. M. Chittim, A. Parr, and D. R. Fant. Form filled out by hand, 3 October 1904.
• Waiver of service. Floyd McGown, receiver of J. M. Chittim, notifies court he will appear in F. Groos hearing, October 1904.
• First Amended Original Answer of Defendants: D. Sullivan & Company. An amended answer file to the court. (typed) November 28, 1904.
• Letter from J. B. Wenmohs to "Dear Conrad" accompanied by a check. (brief, handwritten) December 6, 1904.
• Memorandum from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth, expressing an interest in buying 3,188 acres owned by Goeth. (typed with handwritten annotations) December 12, 1904.
• Show Cause Legal Notice from Floyd McGown to "Dear Sir" advising of an immediate hearing authorizing acceptance of a monetary offer from D. Sullivan for 12,300 acres of land. (typed) December 12, 1904.
• Telegram from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth requesting a 30-day option on all land for $2.50 per acre pending examination. (typed with handwritten annotations) December 23, 1904.
• Letter from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth questioning title and abstract availability. (typed) December 29, 1904.
• Letter from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth in which Wood reveals himself as an agent for someone and addresses the undesirability of some of the land, thus a lower offer. (typed) December 30, 1904
• Complaint made by A. Parr against J. M. Chittim, F. Groos & Company, D. R. Fant, and D. Sullivan & Company, in which a former partner of Chittim brings suit against all concerned with the Santa Rosa Ranch, December 1904.
• Interrogatories to D. R. Fant concerning the Santa Rosa Ranch submitted to the court by Webb & Goeth, attorneys for F. Groos & Company. 4 copies of the document. (typed) December 28, 1904.
• Answer to Interrogatories/Deposition Transcript from H. Brendel, a former cashier in the bank of D. Sullivan & Company, answers to the court concerning the bank's business relationship and real estate transactions with D. R. Fant. (typed) 1905[?]
• Appeal from F. Groos & Company including a lengthy explanation of the situation from the viewpoint of F. Groos & Company. The judge reverses the previous decision. (typed) December 1904.
• Telegram from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth requesting return wire regarding the price of land. (typed) January 9, 1905.
• Telegram from C. A. Goeth to H. R. Wood, declining offer for the land. (typed) January 10, 1905
• Memorandum from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth, replying that he has a contract of sale prepared for the portion of the land to be purchased by Henry Pfaff for $3.00 per acre, contract attached. (typed) January 16, 1905.
• Memorandum from H. R. Wood to C. A. Goeth, questioning aspects of land title. (typed) February 8, 1905.
• Title Clearance for 3188 acres of land in El Paso County. Prepared by Edwards & Edwards, (Peyton F. Edwards and Peyton J. Edwards) Attorneys at law, February 7, 1905.
• Title transfer from W. H. Maverick, executor of the estate of Mary A. Maverick, to Mary A. Howard and C. A. Goeth. Form filled in by hand, December 13, 1905.
• Letter from Edwards & Edwards (on H. R. Wood Real Estate letterhead) to Henry Pfaff, clarification of title opinion expressed previously. (typed) February 22, 1905.