March 1885Colonel Jax Brown
Representative, Missouri State Legislature
Letter to Frank James
My Dear Frank,
I write to put your fears to rest. I fixed things for you at Gallatin and, now, I have fixed them everywhere.
You know that the governor and I have not been friends since I was obligated by honor to take sides against him, but I have finally managed to win him over. When I see you, I will tell you the whole of it, but the backs of your enemies have been broken. I swear that you will never again have to stand trial. Not in Missouri, not in Minnesota, not even in Hell, if I can manage it.
We fought many fights together and now the last is done. We were overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers, and it is a pity for the world.
Things were once so beautiful. We could have accomplishe
