EXTRAORDINARILY RARE JAMES BUTLER HICKOK “WILD BILL HICKOK” LETTER SIGNED FOUR TIMES.

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE JAMES BUTLER HICKOK “WILD BILL HICKOK” LETTER SIGNED FOUR TIMES. James Butler Hickok was born in 1837 and met his early demise at the hands of an assassin in 1876. He was an extraordinarily historic and renowned Western Figure. Originally an American scout, later a Frontier law officer, and US Marshall in 2 notoriously violent frontier cattle towns. Monticello fryday evening, august 20 1858 I have raked And put up A tun (ton) of hay in an hour and a half and now I will write a little more to you if I can think of anything more to write you must not blame me if you cant read my writings for evry spare moment I have I sit down on my bed and put my paper on a Book and Write a few lines and then quit and that is the reason I don’t write Better. I guess sitting Bent over Writing on ones nee (knee) aint a verry (very) nice way of resting ones self I dont think. I have to go mo (mow) one hundred tun (ton) of hay yet and mabee (maybe) too (two) hundred I dont no (know) yet exacly (exactly) how much I have got to mo (mow). thare (There) is considerable sickness in the teritory (territory) jest (just) now though there are but few deaths. Scarcely any one dies with the fevers that they have here. Write me all the news. When you Write again if you pleas (please) Let us all no (know) how the Corryel (corral) gets along for gerry want to no (know) verry (very) Bad. I guess he had told me to say that he had Writen (written) to you once Since he Came here. JM Hickok JM Hickok Monday Morning, 23 I would have finished this letter yesterday But I was not at home. I was over at John Owens. I go thare (there) when I get hungry jist (just) the same as I youst (used) to come home to mothers to get some thing good to eat. Mary Cut off A Lock of my hare (hair) yesterday and sayd (said) for me to send it to my mother or sisters if she had not thought a good deal of you all she woud (would) not have Cut it of (off) for she thinks A grate (great) deal of it At least she is allwais (always) Coming (combing) and Curling it that is when I am thare (there) James B. Hickok I may not write again for A few days so I will write a little more. I received A letter from celinda friday. Mary got it and read it for she reads evry (every) letter that I get and sayd (said) she would answer it for me and tell celind (a) all About that girl she spoke and tell hur (her) her name it is noon now and I am waiting for my diner (dinner). I promised gery that I would Come out to olatha and see him last Sunday but it rained all day and I did not go. James B. Hickok CONDITION: Presented in a special hardbound case with a Tipton image of Wild Bill Hickok. Generally very sound, Text: slightly faded and with scattered light stains. An exceedingly rare document. 4-40874 JJ2 (100,000-150,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2319	$0.00	EXTRAORDINARILY RARE JAMES BUTLER HICKOK “WILD BILL HICKOK” LETTER SIGNED FOUR TIMES. James Butler Hickok was born in 1837 and met his early demise at the hands of an assassin in 1876. He was an extraordinarily historic and renowned Western Figure. Originally an American scout, later a Frontier law officer, and US Marshall in 2 notoriously violent frontier cattle towns. Monticello fryday evening, august 20 1858 I have raked And put up A tun (ton) of hay in an hour and a half and now I will write a little more to you if I can think of anything more to write you must not blame me if you cant read my writings for evry spare moment I have I sit down on my bed and put my paper on a Book and Write a few lines and then quit and that is the reason I don’t write Better. I guess sitting Bent over Writing on ones nee (knee) aint a verry (very) nice way of resting ones self I dont think. I have to go mo (mow) one hundred tun (ton) of hay yet and mabee (maybe) too (two) hundred I dont no (know) yet exacly (exactly) how much I have got to mo (mow). thare (There) is considerable sickness in the teritory (territory) jest (just) now though there are but few deaths. Scarcely any one dies with the fevers that they have here. Write me all the news. When you Write again if you pleas (please) Let us all no (know) how the Corryel (corral) gets along for gerry want to no (know) verry (very) Bad. I guess he had told me to say that he had Writen (written) to you once Since he Came here. JM Hickok JM Hickok Monday Morning, 23 I would have finished this letter yesterday But I was not at home. I was over at John Owens. I go thare (there) when I get hungry jist (just) the same as I youst (used) to come home to mothers to get some thing good to eat. Mary Cut off A Lock of my hare (hair) yesterday and sayd (said) for me to send it to my mother or sisters if she had not thought a good deal of you all she woud (would) not have Cut it of (off) for she thinks A grate (great) deal of it At least she is allwais (always) Coming (combing) and Curling it that is when I am thare (there) James B. Hickok I may not write again for A few days so I will write a little more. I received A letter from celinda friday. Mary got it and read it for she reads evry (every) letter that I get and sayd (said) she would answer it for me and tell celind (a) all About that girl she spoke and tell hur (her) her name it is noon now and I am waiting for my diner (dinner). I promised gery that I would Come out to olatha and see him last Sunday but it rained all day and I did not go. James B. Hickok CONDITION: Presented in a special hardbound case with a Tipton image of Wild Bill Hickok. Generally very sound, Text: slightly faded and with scattered light stains. An exceedingly rare document. 4-40874 JJ2 (100,000-150,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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