February 29, 2024
JESSE JAMES LETTER - Original, RARE!
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JESSE JAMES LETTER - Original, RARE! ~ Guaranteed 100% Authentic ~ NO RESERVE AUCTION!! Up for auction is an original, signed letter, dated March 6, 1939, from John Hix (Radio show host of "Strange as it Seems") to Jesse James' granddaughter, Miss Jo Frances James. In the letter, Hix references inaccurately reported information regarding the relationship of the Jameses, the Daltons and the Youngers, which Jesse James' granddaughter has corrected him on. Hix also asks Miss James about the dispute over whether or not Bob Ford, who shot and killed James, ever received the $10,000 reward offered for the capture of Jesse "dead or alive". Approximate Dimensions: 8-1/2" x 11" Condition: The paper has yellowed and there are some creases and small areas of loss. Ple ase see the pho tos for additional details and the mos t accurate description of its conditi on. Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Some recent scholars place him in the context of regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the American Civil War rather than a manifestation of frontier
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