E. Dalton TLS "I Was Afraid You Had Taken A Trip To The Other Side"
Emmett Dalton
Hollywood, CA, August 20, 1935
E. Dalton TLS "I Was Afraid You Had Taken A Trip To The Other Side"
TLS
E. Dalton TLS "I Was Afraid You Had Taken A Trip To The Other Side" 1p, 8.5" x 11" Single Page TLS Emmett Dalton, San Francisco, CA, Dated August 20TH 1935, likely a typo as the envelope is stamped 1936. Signed "Emmett Dalton" and addressed to journalist and raconteur Bertrand "Frisco Bert" Couch. Dalton writes "I was afraid you had taken a trip to the other side" after not hearing from his good friend for a long period of time. The letter is accompanied by the original envelope which is postmarked "Los Angeles Aug 21 1936", with a cancelled 3 cent Washington stamp, and the printed address and return address. Expected folds from mailing.
Dalton writes, with numerous spelling and punctuation errors: "MR BERTRAND COUCH P.O. BOX 2297 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF DEAR BERT; I AM GLAD TO GET YOUR PAMPHLET OF RECENT DATE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID YOU HAD TAKEN A TRIP TO THE "OTHER SIDE." SINCE I HAD NOT HEARED FROM YOU FOR SOME TIME. THINGS WITH ME ARE ABOUT THE SAME, ONLY I AM REGAINING MY FORMERLY GOOD HEALTH. I AM AFRAID I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE "MINERALOGIST" PHAMLET YOU SENT ME, HOWEVER I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IT. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER GET DOWN THIS WAY? IF YOU DO, DROP ME A LINE, SO I WILL SURE BE AT HOME. THERE IS PLENTY WE CAN GET INTO HERE, YOU HAVE THE BRAINS AND I HAVE THE GALL. KINDLY LET ME HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT AWAY. WITH KINDEST REGARDS I, AM YOURS TRULY Emmett Dalton"
Emmett Dalton (1871-1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Emmett's older brothers briefly worked as US deputy marshals in Indian Territory, and shared a position held by their older brother Frank Dalton after he was killed in the line of duty. They hired Emmett to serve as a guard at the jail at Fort Smith, in present-day Arkansas. The elder two started working for the Osage Nation to help them set up a police force, but fled after being pursued for stealing horses. Shortly after, they began to conduct robberies of banks, stagecoaches, and trains. Emmett would later join them forming The Dalton Gang. The Dalton Gang ended on October 5, 1892 when the crew attempted to rob two banks on the same day in Coffeyville, Kansas with the hope of making enough money to flee the country. Four of the gang were killed in a gunfight with law enforcement and townsmen. Emmett Dalton survived, but was severely wounded. It is said that he had the chance to escape, but upon seeing his brother Bob hurt, he turned back to help him on his horse. It was then that he was injured, receiving more than 23 gunshot wounds.
Upon capture Emmett was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in Lansing. Dalton, considered a model prisoner, was pardoned by the state governor, and released after 14 years. He would later move to Oklahoma and write two books including "When The Dalton's Rode", which would later be adapted into a movie of the same name directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Universal announced the project in March 1940, nearly three years after the death of Dalton and began filming in May 1940 The script was written by Stuart Anthony and Lester Cole.
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Emmett Dalton
Hollywood, CA, August 20, 1935
E. Dalton TLS "I Was Afraid You Had Taken A Trip To The Other Side"
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E. Dalton TLS "I Was Afraid You Had Taken A Trip To The Other Side" 1p, 8.5" x 11" Single Page TLS Emmett Dalton, San Francisco, CA, Dated August 20TH 1935, likely a typo as the envelope is stamped 1936. Signed "Emmett Dalton" and addressed to journalist and raconteur Bertrand "Frisco Bert" Couch. Dalton writes "I was afraid you had taken a trip to the other side" after not hearing from his good friend for a long period of time. The letter is accompanied by the original envelope which is postmarked "Los Angeles Aug 21 1936", with a cancelled 3 cent Washington stamp, and the printed address and return address. Expected folds from mailing.
Dalton writes, with numerous spelling and punctuation errors: "MR BERTRAND COUCH P.O. BOX 2297 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF DEAR BERT; I AM GLAD TO GET YOUR PAMPHLET OF RECENT DATE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID YOU HAD TAKEN A TRIP TO THE "OTHER SIDE." SINCE I HAD NOT HEARED FROM YOU FOR SOME TIME. THINGS WITH ME ARE ABOUT THE SAME, ONLY I AM REGAINING MY FORMERLY GOOD HEALTH. I AM AFRAID I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE "MINERALOGIST" PHAMLET YOU SENT ME, HOWEVER I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IT. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER GET DOWN THIS WAY? IF YOU DO, DROP ME A LINE, SO I WILL SURE BE AT HOME. THERE IS PLENTY WE CAN GET INTO HERE, YOU HAVE THE BRAINS AND I HAVE THE GALL. KINDLY LET ME HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT AWAY. WITH KINDEST REGARDS I, AM YOURS TRULY Emmett Dalton"
Emmett Dalton (1871-1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Emmett's older brothers briefly worked as US deputy marshals in Indian Territory, and shared a position held by their older brother Frank Dalton after he was killed in the line of duty. They hired Emmett to serve as a guard at the jail at Fort Smith, in present-day Arkansas. The elder two started working for the Osage Nation to help them set up a police force, but fled after being pursued for stealing horses. Shortly after, they began to conduct robberies of banks, stagecoaches, and trains. Emmett would later join them forming The Dalton Gang. The Dalton Gang ended on October 5, 1892 when the crew attempted to rob two banks on the same day in Coffeyville, Kansas with the hope of making enough money to flee the country. Four of the gang were killed in a gunfight with law enforcement and townsmen. Emmett Dalton survived, but was severely wounded. It is said that he had the chance to escape, but upon seeing his brother Bob hurt, he turned back to help him on his horse. It was then that he was injured, receiving more than 23 gunshot wounds.
Upon capture Emmett was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in Lansing. Dalton, considered a model prisoner, was pardoned by the state governor, and released after 14 years. He would later move to Oklahoma and write two books including "When The Dalton's Rode", which would later be adapted into a movie of the same name directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Universal announced the project in March 1940, nearly three years after the death of Dalton and began filming in May 1940 The script was written by Stuart Anthony and Lester Cole.
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