New Mexico lawman (1850–1908) who killed his former gambling partner, the fabled outlaw Billy the Kid, in 1881. Garrett himself was fatally ambushed near Las Cruces; his suspected murderer, Jim “Deacon” Miller, was never brought to justice. Partially printed DS, signed “P. F. Garrett,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 14, February 2, 1892. A “Bond of Attached Witness” wherein Garrett acknowledges himself “to own and be indebted to the State of Texas in the sum of $500.00,” resulting from an attachment “to give evidence in a certain cause … pending, wherein the State of Texas is Plaintiff, and F. H. Mendenhall Defendant.” Garrett’s financial obligation is to be declared null and void if he makes an appearance in court on the first Monday in March. Records suggest that the case in question evidently involved Mendenhall’s forgery of Garrett’s signature. In very good condition, with folds (complete separations, partially tape-reinforced from reverse) and toning along folds and edges, no faults affecting Garrett’s signature. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
