The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-13


son approves authorize Bailey to loan
Stribbing on his note fifteen hundred.
Bailey should quit them Texas parties.
Tell him I will see him soon. (Signed)
III. c. Pierce. HOS a. m.
"The following notation written on
telegram: S.-U. T. draft drawn by
Bailey for $500. $500 (receipt).
st. Louis, Mo-, June Is, 1900. Re-
ceived of Waters-Pierce Oil Co., ff-
teen hundred dollars. J. w. B., ac-
count Texas cases. Voucher F86, w.
P. 0. C. E. (Signed) H. C. Pierce;
audited, H. II. Stein.
"(voucher No. 3)St. Louis, Mo-,
Dec. %, 1906. Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
to H. C. Pierce, DR.. Amount paid J.
w. Bailey account Texas cases 5000.
Audited, w. H. Clancy. Entered v.
R. W. Fl. Clancy. Received Nov. %,
1900, from Waters-Pierce Oil Co., 200
dollars (2O0) in full payment of above
account. Approved for payment, ]. P.
Gruet, secretary. (Signed) II. z.
Pierce.
"(Note) No. 4.-W ashington, D. c..
March /, 1901. ($8,000). Four
months after date I promise to pay to
the order of H. &C. Pierce, eight thous-
and dollars, at his Office in st. Louis;
no value received. No. Due
July IA, 1901. (Signed) J. W. Bal
ley.
''To the above note were attached
the following letter and voucher:
The Waldorf Astoria, Fifth Ave-
nue., SD and 34th streets and Astor
Court, New York, March 4, 1901. j.
P. Gruet, Esq, secretary. Dear Sir
Take this note into bills receivable and
deposit company's check for like
amount to my credit with Fourth Ma
tional Bank, as 1 have given B. my
check. Yours truly, H. C. Pierce. NO
tation on letter.: Check No. 22,43O,
$4,000 deposited in Fourth National
Bank to credit III. C. Pierce. Cash
Voucher No. C, IL, March 6, OIL.
4" Voucher -St. Louis, Mo-, March
6, 1901. Waters-Pierce Oil Co., to H.
&C. Pierce, DIR. For amount Of loan to
J. W. B. as per note in hands Of
treasure, $4,000. Entered, E. Heav-
cry. Approved for payment, j. P.
Gruet, secretary. Received, st. Louis
March 6, 1901, from Waters-Pierce
Oil Company, eight thousand dollars
($8,OO0) in full payment of above ac-
count. III. C. Pierce. By J. P. Gruet,
secretary. Audited, C. w. n.
"Netter No. 5)Lindsay House,
Headquarters Post K. T. P. A. of A. D
McGraw, Proprietor, Gainesville, Tex.
March %, 1901. Mr.. H. c. Pierce, St.
Louis, Mo. My Dear Pierce: Send
me New York exchange for $3.50.
Have it made payable to my order so
that it will not be necessary for you to
endorse it. Send it at once as l ought
to have had it several days ago. (Sign-
ed) Your friend, j. W. Bailey. Aud
lted. w. y. HlggS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Oil Co.,
Henry Clay Pierce, st. Louis, Mo-,
June 10, 1901. Mr.. J. P. Gruet. Sec
rotary. Dear Sir: Please send New
York exchange for $1,750 to Jos. w.
Bailey, Gainesville, Texas, and charge
against legal expenses on account OF
Texas legislation. / sent this amount
personally to Mr.. Bailey in response
to his enclosed letter of March %.
Since then Mr.. Bailey has returned
the amount tome, and it is now prop
er for the company to make this pay
ment. Attach Mr.. Finley's letter to
your voucher and merely enclose the
draft to him without voucher. His en-
closed letter will be your voucher.
Yours truly, H. c. Pierce, President.
Audited, w. J. Higgs.
"(Vocher)-St. Louis, June II, 49,
OIL. Waters-Pierce Oil Co., To j. w.
Bailey, -, Gainesville, Texas. For
legal expense account Texas matters,
$1,750. AS per letter j. w. B. here
with attached dated March %, Fourth
National Bank, st. Louis, draft Nos
651, 800, on Chatham National Bank,
New York. Audited. A. Z, Hutchin-
son. Approved for payment, j. P. Cru
ct, Secretary. Entered V. R. P. g., Jr.
Received June IL, 1901, from Waters
Pierce Oil Co., seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars 1,75O.OOl in full pay
ment of the above account. Audited,
w. j. Higgs. Receipts attached"
Respectfully,
(Signed) f. V. DAVIDSON,
Attorney General of Texas.