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1846 Victoria Texas Gun Battle

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1846 Victoria Texas Gun Battle
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Handwritten letter to Mr. William Clark Young and his wife, Mehetable Swift Young informing them of the death of Mehetable's younger brother, Madison Swift, in a Victoria Texas gun battle. Dated 5 August 1846 and composed by Swift's widow who gives an account of his death. Excerpt: ''…Madison…was kild…by a man by the name of Burnes they had some difficultly between them…Madison shot Burnes through the heart and Burnes shot Madison through the head…'' Accompanied by cover. Very good condition.