Billy Bonney couldn’t convince the governor to meet with him.
March 2, 1881. Billy the Kid sends one of his many letters to New Mexico Territory Governor Lew Wallace, asking for a meeting.
Billy writes, “I wish you would come down to the jail and see me. It will be in your interest to come and see me. I have some letters which date back two years, and there are parties who are very anxious to get them but I shall not dispose of them until I see you. That is if you will come immediately.”
Wallace never visits the Kid.
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