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True Story of Billy the Kid Killing Retold in 1919 Diary
John W. Poe recounts his 1881 mission with Pat Garrett to capture Billy the Kid. The tale details White Oaks, Lincoln County, Fort Sumner, Roswell, and Sunnyside, with raids, captures, and the Kid's elusive movements toward a climactic pursuit near Fort Sumner.
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Billy the Kid
John W. Poe
E. A. Brininstool
Poe
Battle Creek
Mich
New Mexico
Citizens Bank of
Roswell
Panhandle
Texas
U.S
Caanadian River
White Oaks
Lincoln County
the Kid
Pat Garrett
Kid
Lincoln
Arizona
Garrett
Tombstone
Bob Ollinger
Bell
Old Mexico
The
Fort Sumner
McKinney
Rudolph
Sunnyside
Mr. Rudolph
BE. A. Brininstool
Norton Ave
Los Angeles
Cal
Mr. Brininstool
MO. W. Poe