The 30 Minute Rule begins May 21 at 7:00 PM EDT. An Initial Bid Must Be Placed By May 21 at 6:00 PM EDT To Participate After 6:00 PM EDT
Old West outlaw (1844–1916) associated with Jesse James as a leader of the James-Younger Gang, who eventually turned from a life of crime to Wild West shows and public speaking. ALS signed “Cole Younger ,” one page both sides, 8 x 12.5, August 14, 1898. Handwritten letter to his friend Cora McNeil Deming, who may have been a sweetheart of Jim Younger's before he went to prison, and later became the wife of Minneapolis judge George M. Bennett, who had taken an interest in Jim and Cole and worked for years to have them released and pardoned. Younger writes from Minnesota State Prison at "Stillwater," discussing his life behind bars, expressing intimate details and longing for the touch of a woman.
In part: "I suppose you have learned that Bronaugh got left I never thought he would win for he has no ability to combined influence and oftimes uses too much flatery many people are like Old Richlou. They become suspishious you remember on one occasion after an officer had called Old Richlou said Ha. Ha. Watch him wathch him he bumps too low. It is not natural. Now I don’t say that is the case with Bronaugh. Still it always imburest me to have a man make love to me. And if I can pick up courage to talk sweet and lovingly to a woman that is a fare as I can go. My mail friends must take it…that I respect them and would at any and all times be glad to help them in any way that would promote their happiness But I cannot court or make love to a man to gain his friendship. I guess you have done said well you can make love to a woman or girl. I will say yes for I love and honor all good wimen and those I count my personal friends I have a tender and kind feeling than I could posably have for any man…
Now speaking of our trip home if we should ever have that pleasure what would be to hinder Mr. B. from going along I would take it as a great favor. He could talk to jim while I intertained the Femail members of the party…I am afraid if I were with a little woman I know, I would quarrel twenty times a day so we could kiss & make up. I will now say good night…Hope you are happy and well tonight. Jim joines me in love to you." In fine condition.
Cole and Jim Younger began their life of crime during the Civil War as members of the notorious Quantrill's Raiders. The brothers avoided arrest longer than many other outlaws due to the sympathy and support of many of their fellow Confederate veterans. However, in 1876, the Younger luck ran dry when their attempted bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota, went famously awry. Armed townsfolk disrupted the robbery, chased off the gang, and in the ensuing melee, two townspeople were killed. When the Youngers were finally captured, they were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater—a guilty plea saved them from the hangman's noose. After two years of legislative wrangling, a parole bill was passed in Minnesota's legislature and Cole and Jim Younger were freed on July 10, 1901.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
This item is Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA
Buy a third-party letter of authenticity for
$500.00
*This item has been pre-certified by a trusted third-party authentication service, and by placing a bid on this item, you agree to accept the opinion of this authentication service. If you wish to have an opinion rendered by a different authenticator of your choosing, you must do so prior to your placing of any bid. RR Auction is not responsible for differing opinions submitted 30 days after the date of the sale.
