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Page 1 of 1Jesse James
September 5, 1847 - April 3, 1882
Nationality: American
Category: Criminal
Subcategory: American Criminal
|  I knew, however, that the next morning after the fight I would have to get away, and I did just in time, for a full company came early to look for me and were furious because I had escaped them. | | From Nelson county we went to Logan county to see some relatives we had there, and after staying until the middle of October, I returned alone to my home in Missouri. | | Surrender had played out for good with me. | | Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing. | | I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die. | | No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life. | | This was in June, 1866. Frank wrote for me to come to him at once, and although my own wound was still very bad, I started immediately and stayed with him at the house of Mr. Alexander Severe, in Nelson county, until he recovered, which was in September. | | My pistols, however, I always kept by me. |
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