Pinkerton National Detective Agency Reward Flyer for Oliver Curtis Perry

by Oliver Curtis Perry

$2,000 · Offered by Argosy Book Store · No longer available

1892. Rare Pickerton Agency reward flyer offering 1000 for the arrest of Oliver Curtis Perry. Flyer has a picture and signature of Perry. Detailed description of his famous robbery. Perry robbed a train known as the American Express Special on September 29, 1891, near Utica, New York. Pinkerton, founded as the the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman

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