November 1873Colonel Jax Brown
Representative, Missouri State Legislature
Letter to Frank James
My Dear Frank,
To be succinct, yes, it is possible that the thing you describe can be gotten through the legislature. It will not be easy, and I cannot guarantee it. It may take some time, a year or more. It may be a full amnesty or it may not. You may even have to stand trial, be found guilty, and then pardoned. But there are still loyal men in the Party, and I believe we can count on them.
You have doubtless read or heard that General Keats is a partner in the syndicate that purchased one of the Kansas City papers. He is not only among them, Frank, he is chief among them, and, what’s more, he has never forgotten how you saved him at Prairie Grove or what you and Jesse gave for your countr
