Truman, Harry S, Typed letter signed as President on The White House / Washington letterhead, 1 page, 7 x 8¾ in., 25 Feb. 1950. To Congressman Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota, discussing a book called
The Last Chance, by John Myers, about Tombstone, Arizona and "the happenings in that wild-west city." He writes, in part: "…I think you would be particularly interested in what he has to say about some of Wyatt Earp's activities in Deadwood, South Dakota, in the late sixties….Wyatt was forehanded enough to get sufficient feed in storage to take care of a team of horses through a terrible winter at Deadwood, and that he made seven thousand dollars that winter hauling wood for the miners who couldn't work on account of the immense snowdrifts….You and I are both interested in that period between 1865 and 1890 when the West was being first settled and brought under the law of the land. I don't think there is anything in the traditions of the history of the world that can equal some of the tales that come out of that period…" Very fine. An unusual letter reflecting President Truman's personal interests.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500
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