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Lot 1081
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Lot Number: 1081
Description: Significant Joe Jackson telegram. Dated Jul 29, 1923 two page Western Union Telegram sent to Jackson with incredible content regarding his banishment from baseball. The telegram reads as follows: "JOE JACKSON-AMERICUS-COMMY SENT DICKS TO SAVANNAH TO SCARE YOU I AM IN POSITION TO KNOW BECAUSE I AM IN OFFICE WHERE REPORTS COME IN / LAST REPORT ? THEY HAD NOTHING ON YOU / I ALWAYS FELT SORRY FOR YOU BOYS AND AM TIPPING YOU OFF TO GO RIGHT AFTER THIS FELLOW AS YOU HAVE GOT THE GOODS ON HIM AND THEY KNOW IT / YOUR LAWYER IN MILWAUKEE JUST WON A BIG POINT AGAINST THEM AND THEY ARE SCARED TO DEATH THAT THE CASE WILL BE TRIED BEFORE A JURY / KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT (AND PLAY) BALL AND LISTEN TO YOUR LAWYER AS HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST (IN THE) WEST / IF ANYTHING ELSE COMES IN HERE I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU BY WIRE BUT YOU HAVE GOT THEM ON THE RUN NOW AND GIVE THEM A GOOD BEATING AND DON'T LET THESE CHEAP DICKS SCARE YOU AS THEY HAVE GOT NOTHING ON YOU TO DATE AS I KNOW FROM REPORTS I HAVE SEEN AND THEY HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET ANYTHING ON YOU WILL WIRE LATER IF ANYTHING TURNS UP." Telegram is signed "A Friend 905A Jul 30". Telegram originated from the personal collection of Jackson and was kept by Jackson himself until his death. This document is arguably the most desirable of any Jackson/Black Sox related ephemera to have become available to the collecting public. Has separated into quarter sections with some edge chipping: VG
Estimated Price: ($4,000.00-$6,000.00)
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