Description
An appeal for amnesty
Item reads:
To his Excellency the Governor,
General Lew Wallace
Dear Sir I have
heard that You will give one thousand
$ dollars for my body which as I can
understand it means alive, as a witness,
I know it is as a witness against those
that murdered Mr. Chapman if it [was] so
as that I could appeal at Court, I could
give the desired information. but I have
indictments against me for things that
happened in the late Lincoln County War
and am afraid to give up because my
Enemies would Kill me. the day Mr Chapman
was murdered I was in Lincoln, at the request
of good citizens to meet Mr SS Dolan
to meet as Friends. So as to be able to lay
aside our arms and go to work. I was present
when Mr Chapman was murdered and know
who did it and if it were not for those
indictments I would have made it clear before now
--
if it is in your power to [anully]
those indictments I hope you will do so
so as to give me a chance to explain.
please send me an answer telling me what
you can do You can send answer by bearer
I have no wish to fight any more indeed
I have not raised an arm since your proclamation
as to my character I refer to any of
the Citizens for the majority of them are
my Friends and have been helping me
all they could I am called Kid Antrim
but Antrim is my stepfathers name.
Waiting an answer I remain
Your Obedient Servant
W.H. Bonney
