A MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KID

A MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KIDA MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KIDA MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KID

A MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KID

A MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KIDA MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KIDA MOST NOTED MAN. A SECRET AGENT IN THE LAND OF BILLY THE KID

the secret service reports of azariah f. wild

the secret service reports of azariah f. wildthe secret service reports of azariah f. wildthe secret service reports of azariah f. wild

Introduction and Biography 

by James Townsend

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A MOST NOTED MAN.

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In 1880, the United States Secret Service began receiving reports  of counterfeit money being passed in the Territory of New Mexico. Secret  Service Chief James J. Brooks instructed agent Azariah F. Wild to  travel from his home in New Orleans to New Mexico to investigate the  claims.

Wild’s investigation, primarily carried out in Lincoln  County, New Mexico, brought him into close proximity with many notorious  and well-known figures of the frontier, including Billy the Kid, Pat  Garrett, Governor Lew Wallace, and possibly even Jesse James.

As a  Secret Service operative, Wild was expected to send daily reports by  mail to his superiors in Washington, D.C. Compiled in this volume are  his daily reports, beginning with his orders to travel to New Mexico,  and ending with his arrival back in New Orleans and the after-effects of  his investigations, extending into May of 1881.

Also contained within is a short biographical sketch of Azariah Wild, a lesser-known character in the world of Billy the Kid.

Both  the biographical sketch and daily reports contribute to a wider context  for understanding the world, life, and motivations of William H.  Bonney, alias Billy the Kid.

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