ALS signed “P. F. Garrett,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Pecos Irrigation and Investment Co. letterhead, January 27, 1889. In full: “It is not convenient for me to go before a Notary public…it seems to me you are insisting on having more red tape in this matter than is necessary you know that if you were to say to me you had to have that money you could sell any thing I have in the way of property with out going to the District Court, but then you lawyers have to put on a certain amount of airs to impress the world with your importance.” Removably encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In very good condition, with professional repairs and reinforcements to small areas of paper loss along intersecting folds; the date (”Jan 27th”) and salutation (”John J. Cockrell Esq”) are very faint, but readable. Accompanied by a portion of Cockrell’s retained letter in response, in which he replies that he was trying to help Garrett, did not appreciate what he had written, and “will take it for granted that it was caused by your lack of knowledge of the law or duties of a lawyer.” Cockrell was an attorney in Lincoln, New Mexico, where Garrett had battled with Billy the Kid in the Lincoln County War a decade earlier. As one who was certainly willing to ‘take the law into his own hands,’ Garrett clearly held little esteem for the bureaucracy and paperwork of the legal business. A scarce autograph letter offering great insight into Garrett’s personality and character. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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