Emmett Dalton 1937 Typed Letter Signed - "Your 'Outlaw' Friend"
The youngest of the brothers that made up the legendary Dalton Gang of the Old West and was sentenced to life in prison after an attempted bank robbery in 1892. He was pardoned fourteen years later and became a reformed, respectable member of society. After moving to California to work in real estate, he also embarked on a career in the arts, capitalizing on his notoriety to publish books and begin a career in Hollywood
Typed letter signed by "outlaw" Emmett Dalton, measuring 8.25x10.75, Hollywood, April 21, 1937. Signed "Emmett Dalton" and addressed to Frisco Bert Crouch. Dalton discusses his health and a proposition made to him, in part:
"…Its too bad you got mixed with a street car and come out second best, but that’s usulay [sic] they way. I hope you come out of it all ok. I have been laid up for several years but am just getting on my feet a little now. Your propisition [sic] sounds all right and if you will prepare the copy and send it on, I will try and take a fall out of it, I am going to keep your letter, I thine[k] it’s a remarkable letter, it fills the bill, on several occasions. I just got out of bed yesterday and feel lots better…In the meantime remember me as your 'outlaw' friend."
Presented slabbed and further authenticated by PSA/DNA.
Flattened mail folds and light toning throughout. Some rust stains from removed staples at the top left corner. Boldly signed.
Journalist and raconteur Bertrand “Frisco Bert” Couch was a lifelong collector of Western pop culture memorabilia, including one of the foremost collections of dime novels in the US at the time.
An eccentric, Couch embraced the Western theme of his collection and often signed his letters, "Yours 'til the last redskin bites the dust."
Couch also led a fascinating career, entering government service as a US customs inspector at Laredo, Texas in 1916. In 1917, he came the immigrant inspector at Brownsville, and by 1924, was working at the famous Sing Sing prison in New York.
The youngest of the brothers that made up the legendary Dalton Gang of the Old West and was sentenced to life in prison after an attempted bank robbery in 1892. He was pardoned fourteen years later and became a reformed, respectable member of society. After moving to California to work in real estate, he also embarked on a career in the arts, capitalizing on his notoriety to publish books and begin a career in Hollywood
Typed letter signed by "outlaw" Emmett Dalton, measuring 8.25x10.75, Hollywood, April 21, 1937. Signed "Emmett Dalton" and addressed to Frisco Bert Crouch. Dalton discusses his health and a proposition made to him, in part:
"…Its too bad you got mixed with a street car and come out second best, but that’s usulay [sic] they way. I hope you come out of it all ok. I have been laid up for several years but am just getting on my feet a little now. Your propisition [sic] sounds all right and if you will prepare the copy and send it on, I will try and take a fall out of it, I am going to keep your letter, I thine[k] it’s a remarkable letter, it fills the bill, on several occasions. I just got out of bed yesterday and feel lots better…In the meantime remember me as your 'outlaw' friend."
Presented slabbed and further authenticated by PSA/DNA.
Flattened mail folds and light toning throughout. Some rust stains from removed staples at the top left corner. Boldly signed.
Journalist and raconteur Bertrand “Frisco Bert” Couch was a lifelong collector of Western pop culture memorabilia, including one of the foremost collections of dime novels in the US at the time.
An eccentric, Couch embraced the Western theme of his collection and often signed his letters, "Yours 'til the last redskin bites the dust."
Couch also led a fascinating career, entering government service as a US customs inspector at Laredo, Texas in 1916. In 1917, he came the immigrant inspector at Brownsville, and by 1924, was working at the famous Sing Sing prison in New York.
The youngest of the brothers that made up the legendary Dalton Gang of the Old West and was sentenced to life in prison after an attempted bank robbery in 1892. He was pardoned fourteen years later and became a reformed, respectable member of society. After moving to California to work in real estate, he also embarked on a career in the arts, capitalizing on his notoriety to publish books and begin a career in Hollywood
Typed letter signed by "outlaw" Emmett Dalton, measuring 8.25x10.75, Hollywood, April 21, 1937. Signed "Emmett Dalton" and addressed to Frisco Bert Crouch. Dalton discusses his health and a proposition made to him, in part:
"…Its too bad you got mixed with a street car and come out second best, but that’s usulay [sic] they way. I hope you come out of it all ok. I have been laid up for several years but am just getting on my feet a little now. Your propisition [sic] sounds all right and if you will prepare the copy and send it on, I will try and take a fall out of it, I am going to keep your letter, I thine[k] it’s a remarkable letter, it fills the bill, on several occasions. I just got out of bed yesterday and feel lots better…In the meantime remember me as your 'outlaw' friend."
Presented slabbed and further authenticated by PSA/DNA.
Flattened mail folds and light toning throughout. Some rust stains from removed staples at the top left corner. Boldly signed.
Journalist and raconteur Bertrand “Frisco Bert” Couch was a lifelong collector of Western pop culture memorabilia, including one of the foremost collections of dime novels in the US at the time.
An eccentric, Couch embraced the Western theme of his collection and often signed his letters, "Yours 'til the last redskin bites the dust."
Couch also led a fascinating career, entering government service as a US customs inspector at Laredo, Texas in 1916. In 1917, he came the immigrant inspector at Brownsville, and by 1924, was working at the famous Sing Sing prison in New York.