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Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd — Part 5
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#9 THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
AT BPRINGFIELD,-
YOUR EXOELLENCY1~ ae:
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* Please do. not think me rude or ungraoious,to remind y ; 32-aiare
put I feel it my duty ‘and @ justice to the law
that £ offer ay self and assistance,to —
FLOY
MURDERER" and robber,» “PRETTY 30%
My name is wn B TIRE. I am forty three yoars of age, and have =
tf gerved terms in the following state prisonst= § monfhe iff TEXAS BTATE rae
‘= ogon,2 years in MONTANA BTATE PRISON,5 years 4n SAN QUENTIN and FOLSOM, ©
. 2 GAL. atate prieons, and two Seyosur torns in PALLA-VWALLA.Washe etot> prison,
> and I have had, on two different pocasions celled in the gane celi in two)
: g@ifferent jails with this boy FLOYD. and on several occassions, I have been
invited out to do STICK-UP'S" with FLOYD. se you see,I know him in person
' andl feel sure that I would have no trouble in comming bo Miesouri,and .
“} would soon locate hime ae
| AE. an takeing this liberty,
- abiding oitizens of thie country,
pring about the capture of this
. My propereition in aiding in thie mans capture, is.
reonal one, just between you and I,e
pereona-: _
- ° . ,ffhould you gare to ewoar me in as a" MISSOURI STATE DETECTIVE’ .
“{ working under NO ONE but "yOU".and you will furnieh me with a linited -
+ amount of OASH for expansess,. would eay about $10.00. cash peor dey,in -
1 advance{ten daye expensess in advance.) at a time. I will come to MISSOURI
". dmmedsatelly, and I will guerantee to you, that if I am sworn in as mentio-
zr ned above, I will deliver to you in person, PRETTY BOT FLOYD". either dead
- or alivee, For I am sure it weuld not be long that I run into him and his
*MOB",and in regards to the reward for him. I am willing:to split that wit!
any one, OF any charatable organizeationethet you montioney <> ace
ee EL I truly hope that you will freat this letter with your most stric-
: "teat, confidience, and please do not let the news papers. get a hold of it,.
for if my mission in Missouri was known, I would be *RQBBED" out *PRONTO",
: go thanking you in advance for your just consideration, I will close, ©
: hpopeing to hear er 4
from you very soon, @& I await your command, © Oe
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