ARCHIBALD McLEOD and OTHERS. McLeod signs a document detailing the expenses and commitments required of a guide on an upcoming fur trapping trip. Partly Printed DS: "A.N. McLeod", 1p, 6½ x 11¾. Montreal, Canada, 1820 October 20. In French, translated. In full: "BEFORE THE NOTARIES of the Province of Lower-Canada in Montreal, residing there, undersigned: was present Joseph Alexis Jeussaume de Rigaute Who has voluntarily committed himself and commits himself by these presents to Messrs. William McGillivray, Simon McGillivray, Archibald Norman McLeod, Thomas Thain, and Henry Mackenzie, of Montreal, Merchants and associates, under the name of McTAVISH, McGILLIVRAYS & Co. & PIERRE DE ROCHEBLAVE, A N McLeod Esquire here present and accepting, upon their first requisition, to depart from Montreal in the capacity of Bowman in one of their canoes, to make the voyage, and to winter during three years in the dependencies of the North-West in the Upper-Canada, (will not be free of the present commitment until 
ANNIE OAKLEY Recovering slowly from an auto accident late in her life, she writes a 4-page letter to a female journalist, enthusiastically describing her move to North Carolina. Autograph Letter signed: "Annie Oakley Butler", 4 pages (integral leaf), 5½x6¾. Greensboro, North Carolina, October 10 (Pencil note in unknown hand dates it 1923.) Oakley has struck through the original letterhead of the O'Henry and written her new address in Greensboro. To "Dear Miss Tildesley", in full: "I was pleased to see the sweet letter. We left Cambridge just two weeks ago. And stopped off in Balto. to see Dr. Baer. He said there was an improvement in my foot though it had been very slow. But for me to fight on and he was sure I would win out in time. So we both feel incouraged. I can walk much better than when you seen me. We have just left the Hotel and taken A suite here. We have A pretty living room, furnished in wicker with pretty colors. A wicker table with plate glass top so we can make coffee. Tea. Toast. and even boil eggs if we like. A french door opens on A private varanda with pretty flowers.
WILLIAM F. CODY, JAMES LONGSTREET and others Signatures of Cody, Longstreet and other prominent Chicagoans of the era, collected on both sides of a 6x4 sheet in 1899. Signatures on both sides of a 6x4 sheet: "W.F. Cody / 'Buffalo Bill'", "Nate Salsbury", "John M. Burke /'Arizona John'", and "Allison Nailor, Jr.". Dated in unknown hand at left: "April 20, 1899." On verso: "Yours Truly/James Longstreet/July 15 '99" and "Ferdinand W. Peck". Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 40x20. William Frederick Cody earned the name "Buffalo Bill" for killing thousands of buffalo as a hired hunter in 1867 and 1868. Cody had begun his wild west career herding cattle at age nine. Five years later, he became the Pony Express' youngest rider. Throughout the Civil War, Cody worked as a government scout, extracting from life and the West all it had to offer. His western notoriety grew with his adventures, including those during the Sioux War, in which he purportedly fought a duel with Chief Yellow Hand.
EMMETT DALTON The former outlaw assigns all rights, including the Dalton name, to his stepdaughter. TLS: "Emmett Dalton", 1p, 6x8. Hollywood, California, 1936 March 9.To his stepdaughter Jennie Gilstrap Perrier, Skiatcok, Oklahoma.In full: "I hope this finds you well and happy. My shoulder is getting worse. Your mother Julia and I borrowed from your oil money when you were young to make my first picture, and also to pay Double Day to print the book When The Daltons Rode. We have never repaid you. I am making assignment of all my rights, title, and interest including the Dalton name, to your mother Julia. This I am giving to you for the money I owe you, upon her passing, and any interest in my brother Frank Dalton's name that I used in the motion picture. There are no other Dalton heirs, and all in perpetuum rights are yours." 2 file holes at upper blank margin. Lightly soiled, light stains at right margin. Overall, fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage for Emmett Dalton and Julia A. Lewis, 1p, 8½ x 14. Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1908 September 1. 2 file holes at upper margin. Lightly soiled, else fine condition.
SITTING BULL Rare signature of the Lakota Chief on a postal receipt. Receipt signed: "Sitting Bull" in black ink, bold signature. 5 x 2¾. No date. Postal receipt for a registered letter number 4743 (not included) to "Chief Sitting Bull / Fort Yates Dak. Ty.". Signed items from Sitting Bull are extremely rare in any form. Fine condition. Sitting Bull (1831-1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. His vision of a U.S. defeat at the hands of the Lakota became true at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Following his work with Buffalo Wild Bill's Wild West traveling show, he returned to the Standing Rock Reservation where he was eventually killed by Indian agency police during an attempt to arrest him. Framed to an overall size of 18½ x 15½. 
WILLIAM F. CODY Readying his TE Ranch and stating that his Wild West Show is "doing big". ALS: "Col" with "Cody" in text, 1p, 8¼x11¼. New York, no year April 7.With an original "Buffalo Bill's/Wild West" envelope addressed by Cody to: "Mattie & Eli Jer[?]/TE Ranch/Ishawood/Big Horn Co W[yoming]." Postmarked Owensboro, KY, May 10, 1901.In 1895, Cody began moving cattle to Wyoming. He received a large herd from his friend and hunting companion, Mike Russell. The herd wore the TE brand. Thus Cody named his ranch the TE Ranch. The TE was once rated at 4600 acres, but Cody added other ranches to it and the conglomerate was considered his Big Horn Basin Holdings. He was about 50 when he bought the TE and he considered it a haven from the world. To Mattie & Eli.In full: "The wild west show doing big. Now my dear good friends-the next two months you have got lots to do-hire plenty men-to get the crops in-plow lots of new ground-get in every acre you can-Make a good big garden-clean up all the deadwood in the timber pasturers (sic)-And plant grass seed among the trees-don't cut any green bushes or trees.
PAT GARRETT The legendary lawman who shot Billy the Kid, signs a stock certificate. Stock certificate signed: "P.F. Garrett" as Secretary, and "Dec/12/1899/PFG" on the Internal Revenue Stamp affixed on verso. 1p, 10¼ x 8. Jarilla, New Mexico, 1899 December 12. Certifying that D.M. Goodrich owns 200 shares of the capital stock of The Atlantic Gold and Copper Mining Company. Also signed: "J.M. Llewellyn" as President. The company was incorporated under the laws of the Territory of New Mexico in 1899, the year of this certificate. (New Mexico became a state in 1912). The stock capitalization for this company was $200,000 with each share valued at $10. Fine condition. Framed to an overall size of 23¾ x 16¼. Verso of document is visible from the back of the frame. Frame exhibits minor wearing at corners. Patrick Garrett (1850-1908) lived a long life despite his proclivity for gunfights and maintaining the law.
ANNIE OAKLEY Pictured on top of her show horse, the famed dead-eye shoots a bullet straight through the heart on this 1919 signed exhibition card. Exhibition cards, as such, where Oakley hit her mark dead center were given away to the sharp-shooter's lucky fans. Accompanied by an unsigned publicity photo with Oakley posing with her rifle. Extremely Rare! Photograph Signed: "Annie Oakley/June19--1919", 4½x2 card. Accompanied by a 4¼x6 sepia photo of the markswoman holding her rifle, standing on the fabric of a teepee. The "sure shot" used exhibition cards to demonstrate her shooting prowess by taking aim from 30 paces away and splitting the card dead center. This particular card, pierced with a .22 caliber bullet through its printed black heart, is nothing short of a perfect example of Oakley's unrivaled skill and precision. Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman.
COLE YOUNGER Writing from prison in Stillwater, Minnesota, the outlaw thanks a state senator for a speech advocating his release. Autograph Letter signed twice: "Cole Younger", 2 pages, 7½x12¼. Stillwater, Minnesota, 1899 March 26. Signed on both pages. To "Hon. M. G. Daly, Senate Chambers, St Paul, Minnesota". In full (spelling errors in original): "Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Greene and Hon. G. H. Schurmer was here to day. Wish I could repeat all they said in regard to the speech you made in the Senate in favor of the Wilson Bill. I had read what little the papers give and felt very grateful. But if posable I would feel still more after hearing them speak so highly. They were wishing I could have herd you. I told them I would feel very happy as it was if you could only here them praising you. They said everone said it was one of the best speeches made in the Senate during the session. Let me assure you there will never be any act of ours in or out of prison that will caus you to regret having extended a helping hand to us in this our hour of distress and our heart felt gratitude 
COLE YOUNGER This rare 4¼x7¼ sepia-toned photo is a bust portrait of Cole Younger, one of Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War, and a member of the James-Younger gang. In this portrait, Younger is a middle-aged man wearing a suit and tie. Mounted on an 8x12 sheet of cardstock that's signed "Yours Truly" by Younger. Inscribed photograph mount signed "To/W. A. Bell./Yours Truly/Cole Younger". B/w sepia-toned, 4¼x7¼ photo affixed to an 8x12 sheet of brown cardstock. Younger (1844-1916) was one of Quantrill's Raiders, a notorious band of American Civil War guerillas, as well as a member of the James-Younger Gang with Frank and Jesse James. Younger, a Missourian, joined William Quantrill after Union-supported bandits from Kansas killed his father. He participated in Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, one of the worst atrocities of the war, in which about 180 people were killed. After the war, Younger became an outlaw with brothers James, John and Robert, later joining the James brothers, who had also been members of Quantrill's Raiders.
JOHN WESLEY HARDIN While awaiting a hearing to appeal his conviction in the murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb, the twenty-two year-old gunslinger writes his uncle and Cousin Mat. Excessively rare, spectacular content autograph letter signed twice "J. W. Hardin", 4p. 8vo. 5x8, [Jail in Austin, Texas], Feb. 21, 1875. In part: "...[original spellings retained]I now Seat myself to write you a few lines to let you know that I am injoying Good health through the Blessing of the all ruling power above. I am Doing as well as could be expected. Am Still being treated well by my Keepers. They are very kind & and attentive to me although there has been many (lies) told to them on the out-Side as well as the in Side (even, by men that some would deem my friends) Some of whom would like to Lay there crimes on me...my Load is heavier enough without being made a Scape goat for others to ride of on. It is true that I am convicted for 25 yr but nevertheless I have never took that which I could not Give without first being in emminent danger. but you Bet I have always tried to protect my life and person when imposed on.
ANNIE OAKLEY Rare, signed, sepia-toned photograph of Annie Oakley holding a double-barreled shotgun in a gloved hand. Materials signed by Oakley are extremely rare and desirable! Photograph mount signed "Annie. Oakley.". B/w sepia-toned, 3¾x5½ photo mounted on a 4¼x6½ card with rounded edges. Cabinet card photograph by Baker's Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. Oakley (1860-1926, born Phoebe Anne Moses in Darke County, Ohio), was born to a Quaker family and began to shoot rabbits and quail at age nine. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman, and, at age 15, she saved her family's farm with income she had earned from shooting game. On August 23, 1876, at age 16, Annie married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, where Annie was a star for 17 years.
PATRICK GARRETT The legendary sheriff who gunned down Billy the Kid signed this typed letter regarding a transfer of money Typed Letter Signed: "P. F. Garrett, Sheriff". 8½x6¼. Dated August 16, 1900. One page. In Full: "For value received, I hereby transfer…to Mr. S. Spitz of Santa Fe New Mexico, my account against the Territory of New Mexico for Fifty Dollars…for Requisition issued by the Governor of the Territory of New Mexico." Accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to Garrett. Patrick Garrett (1850-1908) lived a fairly long life despite his proclivity for gunfights and maintaining the law. After being elected to Sheriff in Lincoln County, New Mexico in November of 1880, Garrett engaged in a nine-month chase to hunt down Billy the Kid, even crossing county lines. He shot and killed the criminal on July 15, 1881. Garrett published a book about Billy the Kid and his unlawful lifestyle, making him out to be a ruffian. Other sources mythicized Billy the Kid, and this latter point-of-view generally won the day despite Garrett's best efforts.
FRANK JAMES Extremely rare autograph letter written by Western outlaw Frank James to his wife and son from an Alabama jail (1884), discussing the hardships of imprisonment, his feelings of betrayal by "my pretended friends", and family attendance at his coming trial. Contained in a 9x14½ brown leather folio with a b/w photo of James. Autograph and signed material by James is extremely rare and highly desirable! Rare autograph letter signed "Frank James". 2 pages, 8½x14, 1 sheet, front and verso, ruled paper. Comes in a 9x14½ (27x28¼ unfolded) brown leather folio with a 5¼x6¼ b/w photo of James and a Charles Hamilton letter of authentication. Dated: Mar. 12, 1884. James wrote this letter to his wife and son after surrendering and awaiting trial for bank robbery. "My Dear Wife and Robert... I am truly in hope I may not be ill any more while in jail at least... the only money I spend is for stamps and tobacco... As I write it rains and the heavy peals of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning very nearly raises me out of my chair... I have scarcely any fire and think I will let it die...
AMELIA EARHART A signed card and piece of fabric from Earhart's original Lockheed Vega 5B. Collection comprised of: 1.) Card signed “Amelia Earhart”. 3½ x 1½, toned. Small smudge at “t”. Fine condition. 2.) Fabric tile, 2 inches x 2 inches affixed to a 13x18 poster. This swatch of fabric is from the original Lockheed Vega 5B flown by Amelia Earhart when she became the first women to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic (May 20-21, 1932). Earhart made the 3260-kilometer flight from Harbor Grace, newfoundland to Culmore, Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. On August 24-25, 1932, in the same Vegas, Earhart flew from Loas Angeles, California to Newark New Jersey covering the 3940 kilometers in 19 hours 5 minutes. This was the first solo nonstop transcontinental flight by a woman. The Lockheed Vegas is now part of the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. Earhart established other aviation records that did not include "woman", such as first Hawaii-to-mainland solo and first Mexico City-to-New York flight (both 1935). In 1937, Earhart was lost over the Pacific in an attempted around-the-world flight. Framed to an overall size of 28¾ x 26¼.
WILLIAM BARCLAY "BAT" MASTERSON He pens a letter in correspondence to an individual stating they are relatives in which Masterson quickly replies with otherwise! Autograph Letter Signed: "W.B. Masterson". 2 pages, 8x10, loosely placed in 9½x11½ folio. Accompanied by original mailing envelope; heavily toned, soiled and worn. December 31, 1905, New York City, written to "Mr. Watson F. Masterson" of Ramsey, West Virginia. In full: "Dear Sir. Without going into details can assure you that we are not related; even remotely. My father was born in this state eighty years ago and moved to Illinois where I was born fifty one years ago. There are a great many families of Mastersons in Missouri and Iowa none of whom are related to mine. My father had but one brother and he was several years the eldest and has been dead about forty years and died without issue. Very respectfully." Masterson (1853-1921) was an American frontier gambler and buffalo hunter and a scout for the United States Army.
WILLIAM BARCLAY "BAT" MASTERSON Rare, 1914 typed letter signed by the Western lawman on New York Morning Telegraph letterhead signed by the Western lawman while he was a sports writer at the paper. It's addressed to Robert M. Wright, author of Dodge City, The Cowboy Capital and laments the sale of Wright's "meritorious volume". With three typed manuscript pages from Wright's book on the murder of Masterson's brother Ed. Typed letter signed "W. B. Masterson" in purple ink. 1 page, 8½x11, on letterhead of the New York Morning Telegraph. Feb. 4, 1914. Addressed to the Honorable R. N. Wright, Dodge City, Kansas. In full: "My dear Bob:- I got your letter yesterday and hasten to reply for fear I'll forget it as I find it is quite easy for me to forget things now. I am indeed sorry that the book doesn't sell more readily than it does for it really is a meritorious volume. I will call Mr. Price's attention to what you say regarding his writing from time to time stories from the book and believe as you do that will help its sale immensely.
SAMUEL COLT Samuel Colt Autograph Letter Signed to Edward Wesson Regarding the Development of a Dragoon Form Revolving Carbine. ALS signed: "Saml. Colt-" on page 1 and "S.C." on page 2. The letter is four integral pages written on pages one and two and addressed on page four, 8" x 9.75", New Haven, Connecticut, April 12, 1847, and postmarked the same day. Very fine condition. Framed by the Gallery of History, 31½x39. Samuel Colt writes asking that Wesson bore and rifle two long barrels that Colt expressed to him that day. Colt explains that "I want them for moddles [sic], & not having as yet any convenience for boring & rifling anything but pistol barrels" he is giving the tooling commission to Wesson. Colt gives specific instructions asking that Wesson make the barrel of one gun to accommodate "a round ball 50 to the pound loading at the britch [sic] & must not be any larger in the bore than the sample pistol barrel I send you." Shortly after this letter was written Colt moved his operations from New Haven to New York and began the production of the Colt Dragoon Revolver.
JOHN H. SELMAN The criminal signs documents in jail; he later becomes a lawman and kills John Wesley Hardin. Manuscript DS: "J.H. Selman", 1p, 7¾x5¼. Shackelford County, Texas, 1880 September 10. In full: "Personally appeared before me John Selman who on oath says that the allegations in the foregoing petition he believes to be true." Also signed: "W.C. Pace/CDCSC". In full: "Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 10 day of Sept AD 1880." On verso is related unsigned manuscript. In part: "The petition of John Selman would show that petitioner is illegally restrained of his liberty by H.C. Jacobs sheriff of Shackelford County Texas…." Selman lived on both sides of the law. His career included cattle rustling, robbery and murder -- and arresting cattle rustlers, robbers and murderers. Three months before this document was signed, he was arrested in Fort Davis, Texas just two days after his second marriage. His brother and fellow outlaw Tom Cat Selman had been lynched when they were taken into custody, but John was transferred back to Shackleford County for trial.
ANNIE OAKLEY Extremely rare signed postcard photo of her dressed as an Indian! Postcard Photograph inscribed and signed: "Annie Oakley as a Sioux/Maiden admires her/new head gear./A Merry Christmas/to Laforrds & Family". Sepia, 5½x3½. Annie Oakley (1860-1926) was born Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee in Ohio. She was the sixth of eight children. At the age of nine she began to shoot rabbits and quail and was almost a dead shot from the first. Within five years, she was a breadwinner for her family as a markswoman. In 1876, at age 16, she married Frank Butler, a vaudeville performer who became her partner. Annie's self-effacing personality (on and off stage) made her a popular performer. In 1885, the Butlers joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Annie, a star with the show for 17 years, charmed Kings and Queens. The five-foot-tall Oakley got her name "Little Sure Shot" from Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who was briefly a part of the show in 1885, and used it in her promotional materials.In 1901, she was severely injured in a railroad wreck that temporarily paralyzed her.
WILLIAM F. CODY: BUFFALO BILL 4¼x6½ cabinet card photo, signed both as W.F. Cody and as Buffalo Bill Cabinet Card Photograph signed: "W.F. Cody/'Buffalo Bill'". B/w, 4¼x6½. Superb portrait of William F. Cody with his desirable double signature. Photographer's imprint, "Gessford/238 Fifth Ave./N.Y.", at lower mount. William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a rider for the Pony Express in 1860, a scout for the Kansas Cavalry against the Indians (1863) and served in the U.S. Army in the Civil War (1863-1865). From 1867-1868, he furnished buffalo meat for the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews, earning his nickname, "Buffalo Bill". Cody was a scout for the 5th U.S. Cavalry from 1868-1872 and in 1876. From 1872-1883, he was on stage as an actor at first in E.Z.C. Judson's play, Scouts of the Plains. He organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883 and toured the United States and Europe successfully for over 30 years. Fine condition. 
PHILIP SHERIDAN The former Civil War Union general accepts the invitation of Ohio Senator John Sherman to act as Marshal for the Ceremonies at the dedication of the Washington Monument. Manuscript LS: "P.H. Sheridan" as Lieutenant General, 1½p, 7½ x 9¾ lined sheet, front and verso (hinged to show both sides of letter). Washington, D.C., 1884 December 12. On letterhead of Headquarters, Army of the United States to Hon. John Sherman, U.S. Senate.Begins: "My dear Sir". In full: "I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 11th. communicating the resolution unanimously adopted by the Commission, inviting me to 'act as Marshal on the day of the ceremonies, to arrange the details of the procession and assign to the different organizations their places in the line.' Accepting with pleasure the duty thus assigned me, I beg that you will convey to the commission my high appreciation of the distinguished honor conferred upon me.
TWO GUNS WHITE CALF Rare pictograph painting on buffalo hide by the Blackfoot Indian Chief. Pictograph on buffalo hide. Roughly 12½ x 5½. The Blackfoot Indian Chief painted in pictograph form, events, and scenes from a Plains Indian's point of view. This piece of Buffalo hide, painted on the tanned side, came from a complete hide blanket which retained the “Fur” on one side for warmth and the pictographs on the other side for decoration. Shown among the pieces recovered from the blanket, are scenes of buffaloes and horses, some of which include a “Red Man” to represent the Indian. Pictographs of American Plains Indians are generally very simple in structure and self-explanatory. The use of natural colors represents true symbols, while unnatural colors have a special meaning. The Plains Indians were very graphic and used other forms of picture writing such as in sign language, smoke signals, trail signs, language feathers and blankets. A blanket that was painted or woven with special designs was often an autobiographical account of its creator. Blackfoot Indian Chief Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934) frequently posed for artists and was a popular attraction at Glacier National Park.
EDWARD Z.C. JUDSON (NED BUNTLINE) The author signs "Ned Buntline, Ready for Game" on a photograph of himself holding hunting rifle. Photograph signed: "'Ned Buntline,'/Ready for Game." Sepia, 4¼ x 6¼ overall, image 3¾ x 5¼ (one surface). Studio photograph by Sarony of New York, signed with his penname. A nautical term for the rope at the bottom of a square sail, the name Buntline was adopted from his youthful navy days. Soldier, adventurer, and writer Edward Z.C. Judson (1823-1886) had developed his sensational literary style in the 1840s, when he began submitting exaggerated accounts of his adventures to "Knickerbocker Magazine". Arrested, shot at and even hung once (someone cut the rope), in 1869, Judson "discovered" Western scout William F. Cody, nicknamed him Buffalo Bill and exploited his adventures in books and plays. Earlier, Judson had helped organize the anti-foreign, anti-labor American Party, better known, thanks to Judson, as the Know-Nothing Party (1850-1856).
RAIN IN THE FACE 4x8 broadside containing Longfellow's famous poem, "The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face," signed by the Sioux warrior at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 Broadside signed in pencil: "Rain in the Face", 1 page, 4x8, Affixed with clear tape to 5¾ x 9¾ book paper. Printed text of "The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face," an 8-stanza poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Additional printed text at bottom: "'Rain-In-The-Face' is now on exhibition at the Sitting Bull Log Cabin Exhibit on Midway Plaisance next to Military Camp, World's Fair Grounds." Lakota Sioux war chieftain Rain in the Face (1835-1905) was already a veteran warrior of battles with other Native American nations, including the Cheyenne when he battled US troops for the first time in a raid against Fort Totten, in what is now North Dakota, in 1866. Arrested by Captain Thomas Custer in 1874 on the orders of GeneralGeorge Armstrong Custer (Thomas' brother) on murder charges, Rain in the Face escaped, and joined Sitting Bull's war band before the Battle of the Little Big Horn (June 25, 1876). Surviving details of that battle, which annihilated Custer's 7th Cavalry troopers, are conflicting.
EMMETT DALTON The only surviving Dalton Gang member writes a letter to a publisher regarding facts surrounding his supposed shooting from the hip and the use of two guns. Typed letter signed: "Emmett Dalton", black ink, 1p, 8½ x 11. Hollywood, California, June 15, 1935. To Mr. C.W. Mowre/Dell Publications/New York City. In full: "Dear Mr. Mowre:/Thank you for the two all western magazines you sent me last week. You certainly gave me a large spriad (sic) this time. Its all appreciated if you never get paid. "Chuch" told me that you had sent him a fan letter, last issue, giving me the devil for saying the Pine Pinyons were on the Salt River, etc. Then, last week Mr. McBride, who works on the L.A. Times here called my hand for saying in the last all western about faning a gun, shooting from the hip and the two-gun man. He said "I thought you claimed there was never such a man as that." Of course, he was a very good friend of mine and I very easily talked him out of "When The Daltons Rode" and told him to use it as a reference.
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH and ANN LINDBERGH The original, hand-written note authorizing John Condon to act on their behalf during the 1932 ransom investigation of their kidnapped son! Charles Lindbergh was America's hero. The "Lone Eagle's" intrepid voyage across the Atlantic, in 1927, inspired a public loyalty to Lindbergh that endured long after the flight's successful conclusion. In terms of aviation, Lindbergh did not rest on his laurels following his famed Atlantic crossing. He continued to blaze new airborne trails, often accompanied by his wife, Anne (1906-2001). Lindbergh (1902-1974) was more than just the first man to fly the Atlantic alone. His solo journey captured the imagination of an adoring public on numerous psychological levels. That his quest was bold and daring, and thus resonant with the nation's collective spirit of adventure, is obvious. The consequences of his success were equally clear. Lindbergh was revered as a national hero, given the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the first Distinguished Flying Cross, and immersed in opportunities to leverage his new fame into wealth.Explorers & Western Americana | Letters
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MAYOR FRANCIS WILLIAM BRINLEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER FRAGMENT SIGNED - HFSID 324580FRANCIS WILLIAM BRINLEY Handwritten letter fragment from the Perth Amboy mayor regarding records on highway funding from 1786, signed "F.W. Brinley" Autograph letter fragment signed: "F.W. Brinley", 6¾x2¼. Fragment: "I would further mention, that the 'allowance for highways' cease on these records in the year 1786.Sale Price $144.00
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FRANK "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/26/1936 - HFSID 497FRANK BUCK Frank Buck sends an autograph letter of acceptance to be part of a group of men. Autograph Letter Signed: "Frank Buck", 1p, 5½x6¾. Dallas, Texas, 1936 November 26. On letterhead of The Stoneleigh to "Dear Mr. Canwell". In full: "Thanks for your letter.
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FRANK "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/26/1946 - HFSID 175237Frank Buck sends a typed letter to Mr. David H. Murray, sale manager of Smith & Wesson that he is sending the required paperwork to receive the ".357 Magnum" for his trip included is an unsigned corresponding letter.
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FRANK "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/25/1946 - HFSID 175238FRANK BUCK Frank Buck sends a typed letter to Mr. David H. Murray, sale manager of Smith & Wesson about the 357 magnum prototype they are completing for him and the unsigned corresponding letters. Typed Letter Signed: "Frank Buck", 1p, 8½x11 personal letterhead. New York, New York, 1946 April 25. To Mr. David H.
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FRANK "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/11/1946 - HFSID 175239Frank Buck sends a typed letter to Mr. David H. Murray, sale manager of Smith & Wesson that he received the 357 magnum prototype and will send photographs included is an unsigned corresponding letter.
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FRANK "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" BUCK - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/15/1939 - HFSID 31943FRANK BUCK Frank Buck sends a typed letter saying that he will be sending an advance copy of his book Animals Are Like That. Typed Letter Signed: "Frank Buck", 1p, 6½x8¼. New York, 1939 November 15. To Mr. Louis Sobol, New York City, New York.
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JACK BURSEY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/25/1973 - HFSID 207776JACK BURSEY. TLS: "Jack Bursey", 1p, 8½x10¾. Montague, Michigan, 1973 September 25. To William W. Stanhope, Arvada, Colorado, agreeing to sign his copy of Bursey's book, Antarctic Night.
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 33552RICHARD E. BYRD The famed explorer pens a letter discussing his success on the lecture circuit Autograph Letter Signed: "Byrd", 1¼p, front and verso, 5¼x6½. Hotel Kimball, Springfield, Mass., no date. To his lecture agent, James B. Pond.
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 02/03/1947 - HFSID 52493RICHARD E. BYRD Writing from the U.S.S. Mt. Olympus as part of his largest Antarctic expedition, the polar explorer thanks a friend for a fruit cake given to him, saying he will take it ashore Autograph letter signed: "R E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8x10½. February 3, 1947. U.S.S Mt. Olympus.
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 177308RICHARD E. BYRD Undated typed letter to a Miss Genn, signed by Byrd Typed letter signed "RE Byrd". 1 page, 8¼x6¼. In full: "My dear Miss. Genn: I am sorry you have been kept waiting for a reply to your letter. I am just in Boston for the day and hasten to reply.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/05/1932 - HFSID 87362RICHARD E. BYRD He signs a letter to his close friend Bim, saying he has called off all the lectures he had planned, including ones in Winchester and Harrisonburg Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 5, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/08/1932 - HFSID 87363RICHARD E. BYRD He signs a typed letter discussing future lectures, and whether or not any will occur in New York Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 8, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/11/1932 - HFSID 87364RICHARD E. BYRD He signs a letter to a friend, discussing future lectures Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 11, 1932. In part: "Regarding the Winchester lecture: Why don't you handle this direct from now on with J.V. Arthur, 40 Rouss Ave.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/12/1932 - HFSID 87365RICHARD E. BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to "Bim", discussing future lectures Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 12, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/19/1932 - HFSID 87367RICHARD E. BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to "Bim", detailing his wife's unfortunate stay in the hospital, and asking his friend to keep it confidential Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 19, 1932. In part: "Dear Bim: Mrs.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/20/1932 - HFSID 87368RICHARD E. BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to "Bim", saying he should follow his brothers suggestion of omitting a $500 guarantee Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 20, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 01/20/1932 - HFSID 87369RICHARD E. BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to "Bim", discussing future lectures, and profit made from past lectures Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. January 20, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/02/1945 - HFSID 143235RICHARD E. BYRD Byrd signed this typed letter "Dick" to movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck, then a colonel, in 1945 on Navy letterhead. Typed letter signed "Dick". 1 page, 8x10½, on letterhead from the United States Fleet, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. Feb. 2, 1945.
Sale Price $510.00
$700.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/11/1928 - HFSID 52227RICHARD BYRD He signs a letter to an applicant who applied to go on his Antarctic expedition, saying that personnel has not yet been decided, and he will look over them all and decide soon Typed letter signed: "R E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. February 11, 1928. Boston, Massachusetts.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/13/1932 - HFSID 87370RICHARD E. BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to "Bim", asking if his friend had booked any lectures for March 12 Typed letter signed: "Dick", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. Boston, Massachusetts. February 13, 1932.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/22/1927 - HFSID 288165RICHARD E. BYRD Writing to the head of his lecture bureau, he seeks reimbursement for an unforeseen expense. The intrepid explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic has missed another train. Typed Letter signed: "Byrd", 1 page, 8½x11. Akron, Ohio, 1927 February 2. To James B. Pond, New York, N.Y.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/01/1927 - HFSID 297290RICHARD E. BYRD He writes a letter to fellow polar explorer Adolphus W. Greely saying that he will send his data on the variation of the Magnetic Compass when he returns to his headquarters in Boston. Typed Letter signed: "RE Byrd", 1 page, 8½x11. University, Virginia, 1927 March 1. Addressed to General A.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/23/1939 - HFSID 87111RICHARD E. BYRD (Polar explorer). TLS: "R E Byrd", 1p, 8½x11, 1939. Authorizes Express Co. to receive two suitcases of film. Folds, lightly creased. Note on verso shows through to blank area.
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/27/1953 - HFSID 297291Lengthy typewritten letter on Department of the Navy letterhead, discussing aid to refugees from East Berlin, labor-management cooperation in the airline industry, with "a fine talk with Vice President Nixon on the subject of our basic mistake and what can be done about it."
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/03/1927 - HFSID 33561RICHARD BYRD He apologizes for not seeing a friend, saying he was preoccupied with an aeroplane being built in New Jersey, presumably for his Antartica trip that would happen two years later Typed letter signed: "Richard Evelyn Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. April 3, 1927. New York City, New York.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/11/1939 - HFSID 85672RICHARD E. BYRD He signs a letter to an associate, saying he is not sure of his future schedule due to his hectic new job Typed letter signed: "R E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page 7¼x10½. Boston, Massachusetts. April 11, 1939. In full: "My dear Mr.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/13/1931 - HFSID 47230RICHARD BYRD After receiving a request to become head of a boys' aviation organization, he writes back saying that as long as there is no active part, he will gladly accept Typed letter signed: "R E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. April 13, 1931. New York City, New York.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/04/1954 - HFSID 52491RICHARD BYRD He responds to a recent package of files concerning Hitler's claims in the Antarctic, saying he is most interested in them, and that they will be useful in an upcoming conference about Antarctica Typed letter signed: "Richard E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. May 4, 1954. Boston, Massachusetts.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/28/1931 - HFSID 52494RICHARD BYRD Typed letter signed in 1931, with a handwritten addition by him, testily disputing money matters with the Pond lecture bureau Typed Lecture signed: "R E Byrd", 1 page, 8x10. Boston, Massachusetts, 1931 May 28. On personal letterhead to C. B> Pettes, The Pond Bureau, New York, N.Y.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/21/1933 - HFSID 29872REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD The famed polar explorer signs a letter to a friend, wondering if he had received his previous letter, and letting him know he's in his thoughts Typed letter signed: "R E Byrd", in black ink, 1 page, 8½x11. June 21, 1933. Boston, Massachusetts.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
