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Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Auction: The Earp Brothers & Cowboys

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Join North American Auction Company on July 26th for a once-in-a-lifetime auction of the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum Collection. This extraordinary sale features the largest private collection of Tombstone history, including rare and historic pieces tied to Wyatt Earp, the Earp Brothers, and the infamous Cochise Cowboys. From original artifacts, outlaw relics, and the largest collection of C.S. Fly photographs, this is a can’t-miss event for collectors of the Old West’s most legendary chapter.
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Lot 116

Oct 3rd, 1881 Frank Stilwell Case Witness Expenses

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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Featured in this lot is this October 3rd, 1881 Frank Stilwell Case witness expense payment motion; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The document features a dictation of a motion to reimburse the expenses accrued by the witnesses to be present in the court room for the trial of Frank Stilwell in relation to the Wells Fargo & Co. stagecoach robbery. The document features Judge Wells Spicer's signature on the rear of the document and includes the J.O. Dunbar , Treasurer of Cochise County, A.T. notary stamp on the back of the document. The document lists all the witnesses present that day. Frank C. Stilwell (1856 – March 20, 1882) was an outlaw Cowboy who killed at least two men in Cochise County during 1877–82. Both killings were considered to have been self-defense. For four months he was a deputy sheriff in Tombstone, Arizona Territory for Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan. Stilwell owned interests in several mines and various businesses, including a saloon, a wholesale liquor business, a stage line, and at his death livery stables in Charleston and Bisbee. He was also a partner in a Bisbee-area saloon with ex-Texas Ranger Pete Spence. The condition of this Arizona Territory document is well preserved with a tear in the right hand upper corner and some browning to the pages consistent with the age of the document and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this document is 14" x 8 3/8". TTD235

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