Lot 395
Madsen, Christian (1851-1944) Soldier and lawman, Madsen rode with Buffalo Bill, helped bury the dead at Little Big Horn, was a Rough Rider and earned a Silver Star. One of the Three Guardsmen who successfully pursued the Doolin Gang, Madsen served many years as a U. S. Marshall in the Oklahoma Territory.
Document Signed ("C. Madsen"). Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. Two pages, the first short quarto and the second folio, Guthrie, Oklahoma, January 17, 1893. Being a notarized receipt for payment to Eagle Drug Store for $5.30. In black ink. Docketed on the verso of the second page. Fastened in upper left corner by an old straight pin, there is some minor fold separation and general toning. Otherwise, the document is fine.
The receipt we offer here is for ink, a journal and three ledgers purchased on account at Eagle Drug in November 1892. On November 29th, Madsen and two other marshals cornered a bank robber who snapped off a shot as soon as they showed themselves. Madsen wounded the fugitive who died later that night. We can only presume that Madsen might have used the ledgers to record the incident.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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