A Piece of History Goes up For Sale

Western Actor/ Reenactor Doc Hinck puts a historic saddle up for sale, this from his post on Facebook;

An authentic piece of American Western History! I picked the saddle up in Stillwater Oklahoma years ago. It’s an absolutely beautiful piece of history. After I brought it home and was cleaning it up I found that It had family inscription on it, the name Jenny Stevenson was engraved on the inside. 

I contacted the owner that I had previously bought the saddle from to get a little backstory on it. He didnt know much,  but was a huge history buff and big time artifact dealer. After doing a ton of research, I discovered there was a gal in the 1890s with the same name that was from the Stillwater area. Rumor has it, a pair of girls who went the names of Cattle Annie, and little britches were known to have rode with the Dalton, Doolin gang.  A lady by the name of Jenny Stevens/Stevenson lived in the area until her death. (author note: I wrote an article about Cattle Annie and Little Britches. Little Britches, or Jennie Stevenson, was Annie's partner in crime.and apparently Jenny/ Jennie faded into history) I have spoke with the national cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City and although there is no written documentation, proving this saddle to be hers, it is very unique, however, and a mighty big coincidence. I learned that one night after a shootout with marshals, Jenny’s horse spooked during the commotion and was lost. She was arrested at that time, and the horse and saddle were not recovered. 

Anyhow, I acquired this saddle at Stillwater, and would truly love to know its history although it’s not likely will ever know 100%! I proudly rode in the saddle during the filming of Death Alley, A story on the Dalton gang. As much as I hate to do it, Asking $600 but would take $500 cash today. I’ll entertain other offers if the price is right.

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