2008-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2008
BOLES, CHARLES E. "BLACK BART" (1829 - ?) American stagecoach bandit, a dapper and polite man who successfully robbed dozens of stagecoaches, leaving the passengers alone and making off with the Wells Fargo shipments of gold, silver, cash and coin. On some occasions he would leave behind poems taunting those who sought to capture him. "Bart" was finally captured in 1883 after detectives traced to him a laundry mark on his handkerchief. After serving five years in San Quentin, Boles was released and was never heard from again. Excessively rare signature "Charles E. Boles" on a narrow, closely-cut slip of paper. The signature was removed from a September, 1864 receipt of military stores roll of Co. B, 116th Illinois Infantry, signed by Boles as First Sergeant, witnessing the signatures of the soldiers thereon. Very good condition.
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