Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frank James letter to W. W. Freeman
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287918]
Identifier: Vault MSS 358
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, addressed to W.W. Freeman of Charleston, Arkansas, dated 15 May 1898, and composed in St. Louis, Missouri. James writes about his plans to sell a copyrighted photograph and expresses the desire to purchase a farm with the proceeds. Also included is a newspaper clipping of a photograph of Frank James and Kit Dalton dated 4 July 1910.
Dates:
1898-1910
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
J. J. Taylor letter
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235231708]
Identifier: MSS 8557
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from J. J. Taylor, Payson, Arizona, to his brother Rick about business matters. Includes a description of a mutual acquaintance, G. W. Davis, being imprisoned for forgery in selling property. Also includes detail about a man named James Taylor who was wanted for robbing a bank and other charges. Two law officers tried to arrest Taylor when he shot and killed one, and then was shot and killed by the other. The letter concludes with J. J. Taylor writing about water rights...
Dates:
1898 January 6
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections