Documents in Redemption 2

There are many documents that the player can acquire throughout the game, such as letters that never reached their intended recipient, books, and notes.

Letters

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Letter to Uncle Lewis from Elijah	Can be found on the corpse of a runaway slave random encounter, on the shore southwest of Shady Belle.	Yes	Yes
Lost Letter to Bonnie	Can be looted from the corpse in the "washed ashore" random encounter near Flatneck Station.	Yes	Yes
Invitation from Mayor Lemieux	Can be found at a post office after completing the mission "The Gilded Cage".	Yes	No
Second Invitation from Mayor Lemieux	Can be found at a post office after completing the stranger mission "Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners - II".	Yes	No
Letter to Nate from Momma	Can be found in the Catfish Jacksons cabin during home robbery or during the mission "Money Lending and Other Sins V".	Yes	Yes
Letter to Edmund from Mother	Can be obtained in the basement of Lucky's Cabin during the stranger mission "American Dreams".	Yes	Yes
Letter to the Editor	Can be obtained in the basement of Lucky's Cabin during the stranger mission "American Dreams".	Yes	Yes
Letter to Martha from Garfield	Can be obtained at Martha's Swain.	Yes	No
Letter to Garfield from Martha	Can be found at Bolger Glade on Garfield, who is bayoneted against a tree.	Yes	No
Letter to Brother Rodolfo	Can be obtained near the Sea Of Coronado from a corpse of a Jesuit Missonary, who is a point of interest.	Yes	No
Oil Company Letter to Cornwall	During the mission "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?", on the desk close to the door in Cornwall's private train carriage.	Yes	Yes
Mining Company Letter to Cornwall	During the mission "Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?", on the desk in Cornwall's private train carriage.	Yes	Yes
Letter to Bronte from the Mayor	During the mission "The Gilded Cage", found on the desk.	Yes	Yes
Lemoyne Raiders Letter	Can be looted from a member of the Lemoyne Raiders.	Yes	No
Letter to Angelo Bronte	During the mission "Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern", on the nightstand in the same room with the Gold Shield is in.	Yes	Yes
Letter from Cornwall Kerosene & Tar	Can be found on the corpse at the foot of the Oil Derrick.	Yes	Yes
Letter to Henrietta Douglas	Can be found in the lock box inside the abandoned mail wagon, southwest of Fort Wallace.	Yes	No
Letter to William Errington	Can be found in the lock box inside the abandoned mail wagon, southwest of Fort Wallace.	Yes	No
Letter to the Saint Denis Times Tribune	Can be found in the lock box inside the abandoned mail wagon, southwest of Fort Wallace.	Yes	No
Letter to Judge Finley	Can be found in the lock box inside the abandoned mail wagon, southwest of Fort Wallace.	Yes	No
Letter to Miriam Wegner	Can be found in the lock box inside the abandoned mail wagon, southwest of Fort Wallace.	Yes	No
Letter from St. Luke's Academy	Can be looted from a worker at the Appleseed Timber Company before end of chapter 6 or completing all four stages of Appleseed Timber Company event area.	Yes	Yes
Letter from Charlotte	Obtained during the Willard's Rest home robbery in chapter 6.	Yes	No
Letter to Curtis from M	Obtained by looting Sheriff Curtis Malloy in Valentine.	Yes	No
Letter to the doctor from Donal	Can be looted from the Valentine doctor.	Yes	No
Letter from 'Caroline'	Obtained during the mission "Dear Uncle Tacitus".	Yes	No
Letter from Mary	Can be taken from Arthur's tent during chapter 2.	Yes	No
Second Letter from Mary	Can be taken from Arthur's room during chapter 4.	Yes	No
Goodbye Letter from Mary	Received at the end of the mission "Goodbye, Dear Friend".	Yes	No
Letter to Zhou Yi from Zhou Wei	Can be looted from the corpse of Zhou Yi in a camp Northeast of Armadillo.	Yes	No
Letter to Mr. Compson from Col. Nixon	Can be taken during the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".	No	Yes
Letter of Termination	Can be taken during the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".	No	Yes
Note to Jeremiah from Bill	Can be taken during the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".	No	Yes
Letter from Charles Châtenay	Can be found at a post office after completing the stranger mission "The Artist’s Way".	Yes	No
Letter to Mayor Timmins from Belinda	Can be found by looting Mayor Nicholas Timmins in Strawberry.	Yes	Yes
Mine Share	During the mission "Magicians for Sport", in Trelawny's caravan.	Yes	Yes
Letter from the Mayor's Office	Can be collected from a post office if the player spares Jean Marc in the stranger mission "Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners".	Yes	No
Note to Ma	Can be looted from self-appointed law thugs in Van Horn.	Yes	No
Dear Annabella Poem	Can be found in the Vetter's Echo cabin, just east of Pronghorn Ranch.	Yes	No
A Day's Walk Poem	Can be found in the Vetter's Echo cabin, just east of Pronghorn Ranch.	Yes	No
Letter to Jim from Mildred	Can be found on the doorstep of the Lenora View cabin, north of Strawberry, one in-game day after finding the Note from Jim.	Yes	No
Letter to Tom from Colm	During the mission "Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow", can be looted from the final O'Driscoll during part two of the mission.	No	Yes
Telegram from Sadie	Can be obtained during the mission "Motherhood"	Yes	No
Note from Robert Elliot Patchen	Can be found underneath the Nevada hat, behind the waterfall at Granite Pass.	Yes	No
Letter to Annette from Claude	Can be found on the corpse outside the Robard Farm cabin around Southfield Flats.	Yes	No
Mysterious Sermon	Can be found on the desk inside Hani's Bethel.	Yes	No
Letter to Glen and Eddie from Momma	Can be found at Clawson's Rest.	Yes	No
Letter to Pa	Can be looted from any bank clerk, suggest looting bank clerk in Lemoyne National Bank.	Yes	No
Faded Letter	Can be found in a chest on the islands to the northeast of Saint Denis & west of Sisika Penitentiary.	Yes	No
Letter to Bubba from Jillian	Can be looted from some residents of Valentine or Strawberry.	Yes	No
A letter from Penelope	Obtained during the mission "The Course of True Love II".	Yes	No
Electric Chair Blueprint	During the stranger mission "The Mercies of Knowledge", can be looted from the body of the professor Andrew Bell III at the end of the mission.	Yes	Yes
Letter from Ms. Hobbs	Received if the player completes first four "hunting request" stages before end of chapter 6.	Yes	Yes
Letter to Nigel from Tom	Can be looted from a special character called "Gavin's friend" before attendance all encounters of him.	Yes	Yes
List of Accounts	During mission the "Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten", found on the desk in Bronte's office.	Yes	Yes
Letter to Martin from Father	Can be looted from any of the U.S. Army soldiers.	Yes	No
Letter from Theodore Levin	Can be found at a post office after completing the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	Yes	No
Letter from Tilly	Can be obtained after the epilogue encounter with Tilly in Saint Denis.	Yes	No
Gray Family History Letter	Can be found near the corpse of Tavish Gray, at the back of the Gray Family's mansion after completing the mission "Horse Flesh for Dinner".	Yes	No
Letter to Margaret from Arnold	Can be looted from rich, female Rhodes townsfolk.	Yes	No
Letter from Scruffers & Co. Publishers	Can be looted from rich male Rhodes townsfolk.	Yes	No
Letter from Scruffers & Co. Publishers	Can be looted from rich female Rhodes townsfolk.	Yes	No
Letter from Scruffers & Co. Publishers	Can be looted from rich male Saint Denis townsfolk near Bastille Saloon.	Yes	No
Letter from Miss Marjorie	Received after completing the stranger mission "The Smell of the Grease Paint" and watching the live performance of Miss Marjorie and her troupe, then speak to the ticket taker.	Yes	No
Note to Mother	Can be looted from older, rich female Saint Denis townsfolk.	Yes	No
Molly's Poem	Can be found at the gang campsite.	No	No
Bill's Dishonorable Discharge	Can be found at the gang campsite.	No	No
Letter from Lenny's Father	Can be found at the gang campsite.	No	No
Letter to Herbert from Herberta	Can be looted from Herbert Moon.	Yes	No
Letter to Micah from Amos	Can be found at the gang campsite during chapter 4.	No	No
Beau's Letter	Obtained during the mission "The Course of True Love I".	No	No
Penelope's Letter	Obtained during the mission "The Course of True Love II".	No	No
Letter from Mr. Pearson	Obtained during the mission "Further Questions of Female Suffrage".	No	No
Letter to Momma	Can be looted from a man in Armadillo.	Yes	No
Unfinished Letter	Can be looted on dumped cholera corpse, "Dead Bodies" chance encounter in Armadillo.	Yes	Yes

Notes

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Nite Folk Victim's Note	Obtained during a random encounter by looting a hanging corpse.	Yes	Yes
Nite Folk Wagerer's Note	Obtained during a random encounter by looting a hanging corpse.	Yes	Yes
Saint Denis Trolley Rider's Digest	Obtained at the train station in Saint Denis.	Yes	No
Murfree Brood Prisoner's Note	Obtained during a random encounter by looting a hanging corpse.	Yes	Yes
Murfree Brood Ransom Note	Obtained during a random encounter by looting a hanging corpse.	Yes	Yes
Note from Rance	Can be taken during the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".	No	Yes
Bluewater Marsh Coach Tip	Obtained during the stranger mission "The Mercies of Knowledge". The note will disappear from satchel after the player completed the mission "Red Dead Redemption".	No	No
List of Debtors	Obtained during the mission "Money Lending and Other Sins I".	Yes	No
Civil War Report	Found in a chest in the basement of Fort Brennand, along with a gold nugget.	Yes	No
Theatre Ticket	During mission "The Gilded Cage", talk to smoking people in the party.	Yes	Yes
Note from Jim	Found on the doorstep of the Lenora View cabin, north of Strawberry.	Yes	No
Letter to Pa	Can be looted from a rally member during any "Rally" chance encounter ("KKK" chance encounter).	Yes	Yes
Meeting Notes	Can be looted from a rally member during any "Rally" chance encounter ("KKK" chance encounter).	Yes	Yes
Missing Person Poster	Found outside the Old Light Saloon and referred to in an ambient camp conversation.	Yes	No
Experiment Notes 1	Found inside the cabin directly west of Van Horn, close to the railroad. The Manmade Mutant can also be found here, which is a point of interest.	Yes	No
Experiment Notes 2	Found inside the cabin directly west of Van Horn, close to the railroad. The Manmade Mutant can also be found here, which is a point of interest.	Yes	No
Experiment Notes 3	Found inside the cabin directly west of Van Horn, close to the railroad. The Manmade Mutant can also be found here, which is a point of interest.	Yes	No
Experiment Notes 4	Found inside the cabin directly west of Van Horn, close to the railroad. The Manmade Mutant can also be found here, which is a point of interest.	Yes	No
Note from the Sculptor	Found on the corpse of the sculptor who hung himself at the Face in Cliff site, shoot the rope to make the body fall.	Yes	Yes
Watson's Scrapbook Page	Found on the kitchen table during the third encounter of the Watson's Cabin home robbery, after you obtained the loot. You must come back after 1 in-game day to find it.	Yes	Yes
Telegram to Police Chief Lambert	During mission the "Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten", found on the desk in Bronte's office.	Yes	Yes
Dutch's Speech Notes	Can be found on a table beside a broken wagon near camp during chapter 2.	Yes	Yes
English Spelling Practice	Found on a school desk at Fort Riggs, southwest of Riggs Station.	Yes	No
Wedding Certificate	Found in the loot box on a crashed wagon at the base of the Monto's Rest cliff, just northeast of Strawberry.	Yes	Yes
Liability Agreement	Can be taken from a table after completing the stranger mission "The Wisdom of the Elders".	Yes	Yes
Rare Orchids Order
Property Deed	Can be obtain by defeating one of Cornwall's henchmen during the second encounter of the Central Union Railroad event area.	No	No
Shopping List	Obtained during the mission "Further Questions of Female Suffrage".	No	No
Inventor's Note	Can be obtained at Doverhill during the third encounter of the stranger mission "A Bright Bouncing Boy".	Yes	Yes
Inventor's Plan	Can be obtained at Doverhill during the third encounter of the stranger mission "A Bright Bouncing Boy".	Yes	Yes

Books

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
True Tales of Frank Heck, No. 102	Can be taken on a nightstand in the shack near Lake Don Julio. Can also be found in Shady Belle once the camp has been established (chapter 4).	Yes	No
Hopes for the Future	Given by Dr. MacIntosh, a special character found in Annesburg.	Yes	No
Farm, Field and Falconry	Obtained during the stranger mission "Idealism and Pragmatism for Beginners".	Yes	No
The Lady of the Manor	Obtained from Mary-Beth during the Epilogue encounter in Valentine.	Yes	No
Get Rich Quick	Given by Timothy A. Donahue, a special character in a random encounter found in Saint Denis near the Bastille Saloon.	Yes	No
The Case of the Deceitful German	Can be read at Hosea's tent.	No	No
The Case of the Shrew in the Fog	On a coffee table inside the main house at Hagen Orchards.	Yes	No
Otis Miller and the Arabian Prince	It is on a nightstand in Clawson's Rest.	Yes	No
Otis Miller and the Black-Hearted Lady	It is on a nightstand in Osman Grove.	Yes	No
Otis Miller and the Boy from New York	It is on a table in the abandoned schoolhouse near Pleasance.	Yes	No
Wild West Heroes. No. 132	It is on a nightstand in the house at Downes Ranch.	Yes	No
Wild Man's Journal	Follow the Wild Man to his cave in the third encounter, kill the wolves and pick up a Wild Man's Journal.	Yes	Yes
Rambles through Woods and Plains	Can be taken from Arthur's tent until chapter 6.	Yes	Yes
Zoological Compendium	Can be taken from Arthur's tent until chapter 6.	Yes	Yes
Hopes for the Future	Given by Dr. Malcolm MacIntosh, a special character in a random encounter found in Annesburg.	Yes	No
The American Inferno	Can be read at Dutch's tent.	No	No
An American Eden	Can be read at Dutch's tent.	No	No
Existence and Oblivion	Can be read at Dutch's tent.	No	No
Diary	Can be read during the stranger mission "The Iniquities of History".	No	No
America	Obtained during the stranger mission "The American Inferno, Burnt Out".	Yes	No
The Castle Above the Glen	Can be read at gang campsite.	No	No
The Castle Above the Moor	Can be read at gang campsite.	No	No
The Castle in the Field of Lavender	Can be read at gang campsite during chapter 4.	No	No
Mary-Beth's Notebook	Can be read at gang campsite.	No	No
Jail Ledger	Can be taken after hogtying or killing Sheriff Curtis Malloy. It is on Sheriff Curtis Malloy's desk in the Valentine Sheriff's Office.	Yes	No

Handbills

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Lake Lure Handbill	Obtained during the mission "The New South" or after buying the lake lure.	Yes	No
Swamp Lure Handbill	Obtained after buying the swamp lure.	Yes	No
River Lure Handbill	Obtained after buying the river lure.	Yes	No
Special Lake Lure Handbill	Obtained after triggering the stranger mission "A Fisher of Fish" and buying the special lake lure.	Yes	No
Special Swamp Lure Handbill	Obtained after triggering the stranger mission "A Fisher of Fish" and buying the special swamp lure.	Yes	No
Special River Lure Handbill	Obtained after triggering the stranger mission "A Fisher of Fish" and buying the special river lure.	Yes	No
Eugenics Handbill	Given by Professor Norris Forsythe, a special character found in Saint Denis.	Yes	No
Chelonian Handbill	Given by Anders Helgerson, a special character in Saint Denis to Arthur Morgan only.	Yes	Yes
Charity Handbill	Can be taken from Thomas Downes's table, a special character in Valentine between the beginning of chapter 2 and after mission "Americans at Rest" (can meet him only one time, before or after mission "Americans at Rest").	Yes	Yes

Drawings

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Jack's Drawing	Reward for completing Jack's item request (Abigail's thimble) during chapter 2.	Yes	Yes
Charles Châtenay's Sketch	Given by Charles Châtenay during the stranger mission "The Artist's Way".	Yes	No
Son's Drawing	Can be looted from the Rhodes gunsmith (Some people have problems finding this as John).	Yes	Yes

Business Cards

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Phineas's Business Card	Given by Phineas T. Ramsbottom after triggering the stranger mission "Smoking and other Hobbies".	Yes	No
Algernon's Business Card	Given by Algernon Wasp if the player saves him in the mission "The Gilded Cage" or can be obtained by triggering the stranger mission "Duchesses and other Animals".	Yes	No
Jeremy's Business Card	Given by Jeremy Gill after triggering the stranger mission "A Fisher of Fish".	Yes	No

Newspaper Scraps

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Grave Newspaper Clipping	Can be found on the table inside the Planters Baun cabin.	Yes	No
Newspaper scrap	Can be found inside the Old Harry Fen shack.	Yes	No
Micah Newspaper Scrap	Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene".	Yes	No
Blackwater Ledger Scrap	Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene".	Yes	No
Bennett Brothers Newspaper Scrap	Can be looted from the prospector near Butcher Creek, Percy Whitsickle at Central Union Railroad Camp or from the residents of Annesburg.	Yes	No
First Bank Robbery Newspaper Scrap	Can be found at the gang campsite.	No	No
New England Examiner Scrap	Can be found at the gang campsite during chapter 4.	No	No
The Imperialist of London Scrap	Can be found at the gang campsite during chapter 3.	No	No

Photographs

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Family Photograph	Can be found under the floorboard inside the Old Harry Fen shack.	Yes	No
Wolves Photograph	Obtained during the stranger mission "Arcadia for Amateurs".	Yes	Yes
Bride Photograph	Found on the corpse of Jim chance encounter, close to the crashed wagon at the base of the Monto's Rest cliff, just northeast of Strawberry.	Yes	Yes
Billy Midnight Photograph	Received during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	No	No
Black Belle Photograph	Received during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	No	No
Emmet Granger Photograph	Received during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	No	No
Flaco Hernandez Photograph	Received during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	No	No
Slim Grant Photograph	Received during the stranger mission "The Noblest of Men, and a Woman".	Yes	No
Erotic Photograph 1	Obtained inside a chest with Otis Miller's Revolver at Rattlesnake Hollow.	Yes	No
Erotic Photograph 2	Obtained inside a chest with Otis Miller's Revolver at Rattlesnake Hollow.	Yes	No
Erotic Photograph 3	Obtained inside a chest with Otis Miller's Revolver at Rattlesnake Hollow.	Yes	No
Erotic Photograph 4	Obtained inside a chest with Otis Miller's Revolver at Rattlesnake Hollow.	Yes	No
Erotic Photograph 5	Obtained inside a chest with Otis Miller's Revolver at Rattlesnake Hollow.	Yes	No
Norwegian Photo	Can be found in the floorboards inside the Manzanita Post.	Yes	No
Arthur's Father	Can be found at Arthur's tent.	No	No
Arthur's Dog	Can be found at Arthur's tent.	No	No
Hosea, Dutch, Arthur	Can be found at Arthur's tent.	No	No
Young Mary & Arthur Photograph	Received at the end of the mission "Goodbye, Dear Friend".	Yes	No

Bounty Posters

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Bounty Poster - Wilson J. McDaniels	Obtained during the stranger mission "The Mercies of Knowledge".	Yes	No
Dutch's Wanted Poster	Can be found in Micah's camp after completing the mission "An American Pastoral Scene".	Yes	No
Gideon Bennett Bounty Poster	Can be taken from post office in Annesburg.	Yes	No
Bounty Poster - Mr Black & Mr White	Can be taken during the stranger mission "The Ties That Bind Us".	Yes / No (depends on player's choice)	No
Javier's Bounty Poster	Can be found at the gang campsite during chapter 4.	No	No

Maps

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Legendary Animal Map	Given during the mission "Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego".	Yes	No
Pieced Together Map	Obtained by completing all three "Murder Scene" chance encounters.	Yes	No
Panoramic Map	Found on frozen bodies encounter near Colter.	Yes	No
Sketched Map	Found in the chimney of Reed Cottage.	Yes	No
Legendary Fish Map	Given during the stranger mission "A Fisher of Fish".	Yes	No

Treasure Maps

Name	Location	Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Chick's Treasure Map	Received during the mission "Money Lending and Other Sins II".	Yes	No
Torn Treasure Map 1	Found in a drawer inside the cabin of the hermit woman near the source of Little Creek River, or inside the cottage of the special character Hermit at Manito Glade, north of Annesburg (disappear after combine with the Torn Treasure Map 2).	No	No
Torn Treasure Map 2	Found in a drawer inside the cabin of the hermit woman near the source of Little Creek River, or inside the cottage of the special character Hermit at Manito Glade, north of Annesburg (disappear after combine with the Torn Treasure Map 1).	No	No
Mended Map	Obtained after the player found the Torn Treasure Map 1 and the Torn Treasure Map 2.	Yes	No
High Stakes Treasure Map 1	Can be obtained by looting or picking up the map from a man during a random encounter found between Diablo Ridge and Riggs Station.	Yes	No
High Stakes Treasure Map 2	Can be found under the waterfall at Cumberland Falls.	Yes	No
High Stakes Treasure Map 3	Can be found at Barrow Lagoon.	Yes	No
Jack Hall Gang Map 1	Can be obtained from Máximo during the stranger mission "All That Glitters" or a fence.	Yes	No
Jack Hall Gang Map 2	Can be found at Caliban's Seat.	Yes	No
Jack Hall Gang Map 3	Can be found at Cotorra Springs.	Yes	No
The Poisonous Trail Map 1	Can be found inside a lock box at Cairn Lodge.	Yes	No
The Poisonous Trail Map 2	Can be found at Face Rock in Scarlett Meadows.	Yes	No
The Poisonous Trail Map 3	Can be found east of Mossy Flats.	Yes	No
The Elemental Trail Map 1	can be found on the shores of the Sea of Coronado, southwest of Tumbleweed. There will be a corpse hanging from a cliff, shooting the rope and looting the body will get the map.	Yes	No
The Elemental Trail Map 2	can be looted from the chimney in Greenhollow.	Yes	No
The Elemental Trail Map 3	At Benedict Point, there’s a gutter on stilts running from a water tank on the hillside to the train tracks, for refilling train boilers. Following the gutter leads the player to the front of the water tower, which they can search.	Yes	No
Le Tresor Des Morts Map 1	Can be found in the jailhouse, in Limpany, near a dead prisoner, for players that have pre-ordered the digital version, or own the Special/Ultimate edition.	Yes	No

Invitations

Name		Is it possible to keep as a player's document?	Missable?
Invitation from Ms.Hobbs	Can be obtained at the post office after completing all hunting requests.	Yes	No
Invitation from Jeremy Gill	Can be obtained at the post office After catching all of the legendary fish.	Yes	No
Invitation from Francis Sinclair	Can be obtained at the post office after finding all the Rock Carvings.	Yes	No
Invitation from Deborah MacGuiness	Can be obtained at the post office after finding all the Dinosaur Bones.	Yes	No