James Little Plume

James Little Plume, admitted to killing seven people, including his wife on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation, Two Medicine, MT in 1903, authentic, autographed letter (ALS). Four pages, handwritten on ruled paper. Addressed to "Mr. Morrison, Deputy Warden, Institution" Leavenworth, Kansas, March 9, 1930.

Plume writes the Warden about injustices and other degenerate acts that he has witnessed during his sentence ending "But in case any one does care to call the above deeds the acts of a just government. just tell them that this poor Indian fails to see the joke." 

Provenance: From the collection of Police Chief Michael Webb (1950-2009). Webb joined the Vinita Park, Missouri police force in 1974 and served until his death in 2009, during which time he purchased crime artifacts from relatives of criminals and law officers. Boasting more than 8,000 wanted posters, pieces of Webb’s collection have been featured in film and displayed at the National Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington.

In very good condition with fold lines.