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A letter from James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, [Monticello?, Kansas Territory] to Horace D. Hickok. He writes about his experiences in Kansas and includes a description of the land and people. Hickok gives an account of Hickory Point, and admits that if "Uncle Sam's" troops would have arrived 15 minutes earlier he might have joined them. He also comments on the political situation in Kansas and describes it as quiet now. Hickok later became a well known gunfighter, sheriff, and marshal.
Creator: Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876
Date: November 24, 1856
Item Number: 209309
Call Number: Hickok Family Coll. #806
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209309
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hickok, James Butler, 1837-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Monticello
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209309
