Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia, robbing, plundering and killing.
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I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die.Jesse James
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This was in June, 1866. Frank wrote for me to come to him at once, and although my own wound was still very bad, I started immediately and stayed with him at the house of Mr. Alexander Severe, in Nelson county, until he recovered, which was in September.
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My pistols, however, I always kept by me.
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No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.
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