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CHRIS MADSEN (1851-1944) Prominent frontier lawman; witnessed Buffalo Bill Cody's scalping of Yel...

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CHRIS MADSEN (1851-1944) Prominent frontier lawman; witnessed Buffalo Bill Cody's scalping of Yel...
CHRIS MADSEN (1851-1944) Prominent frontier lawman; witnessed Buffalo Bill Cody's scalping of Yellow Hand; with Thomas Heck, he was a captor of members of Dalton Gang, killers Kid Lewis and Foster Crawford, and train robber Henry Silva. TLS, signed "C Madsen", as Chief Deputy, 1p, July 30, 1906, 4to, Office of U.S. Marshal letterhead, Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, to Deputy U.S. Marshal L P Gosney, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Reads, "...When you were here I omitted to ask your age and occupation. It is necessary that I know this in making my report to the Attorney General..." Answered at bottom by Gosney, "...my Age is 52...oc[c]upation by trade is Carpenter & steam Engineer last oc[c]upation as Clerk...L P Gosney..." Some toning at margin, o/w VG. Scarce. $750-1,000