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Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett near Pecos ferry tale
The account recalls Billy the Kid joining a river crossing using a hand built ferry on the Pecos near Bosque Grande around 1866. Billy leads the ferrying of cattle and supplies, shares meals, and parts with Aleck Bley and family, then is later killed by Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner about a year afterward. Ken Garrett and others recounted, praising Garrett's steadiness and reflecting on Billy’s complex reputation.
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John Chisum
Bosque Grande
Roswell
Pecos
Sumner Reservation
Fort Concho
Texas
Chisum
South Spring River
Hagerman Ranch
Liberty
Aleck Bley
Billy
Vegas
Dave Rudabaugh
Dan Dedrick
Tom O’phalliard
Rafe
Don Cosgrove
Captain Lea
Tolbert
Aleck
Parson Henderson
Fellers
Granny Garrett
Pat
Pat Garrett
Fort Sumner
Will Chisum
Jinglebob
Parson
Billy the Kid
Mr. Poe
Lincoln County
Charles Perry
Fred Higgins
Dan Roberts
Tured
Janice Dunnahoo
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