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Jesse James Coin Purse Remnant

Jesse James Coin Purse Remnant

This small coin purse was once the property of the outlaw Jesse James. The purse was given personally to Harrison Schwend by Frank James along with a note from Frank with his compliments dated May 8, 1914, less than a year before Frank's death. The bag portion of the purse was burned away in the Museum fire of 1988 but was originally the scrotum sac from a bull. It is believed that this face to face encounter between Schwend and James occurred at the time that the Younger/James Wild West Show was appearing in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas in 1914. The aforementioned note and purse were accompanied by a Cartridge Belt used by brother Jesse during his infamous career, which was also destroyed in the fire.

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