Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 1, 1896Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917Johnston, JeremyChristianson, FrankSeefeldt, Douglas, 1964-Supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.2013William F. Cody ArchiveUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnCenter for Digital Research in the Humanities319 Love LibraryUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100cdrh@unlnotes.unl.eduLincoln, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100wfc.css00501BBWW performed in Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 1, 1896. Charlie Trego was a friend, business acquaintance, and also worked as ranch manager for Cody. Irma Flats was named after Cody's daughter and located in the upper South Fork valley, where a few thousand acres would be irrigated and colonists were brought in to live; Robert Alexander Maxwell (1838-1912) from Batavia, New York, was appointed Fourth Assistant U.S. Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland in 1893 and served until the end of March 1897. "S. V. Nagle, an associate of the firm of F. A. Nagle, Commission Merchants, of Chicago" was the agent for German settlers coming to the Big Horn Basin for the promise of cheap land [See Bonner, pp69-75].Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917Letter from William F. Cody to George T. BeckSeptember 1, 18961 pageUniversity of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck (Acc. #9972)ah031393
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TextsCorrespondenceBuffalo Bill's WyomingBeck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943Weakly, Laura K. Initial encodingHouze, Lynn ProofingJohnston, Jeremy ProofingClark, Linda ProofingBoyce, Gary TranscriptionAdams, Deb TranscriptionBuffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders.of the World.John M. Burke. General Manager.Albert E. Sheible, Business Manager.Jule Keen, Treasurer. Appleton— Wis1
Spep— 1st 96My Dear George
What do you think about stock wintering on the grass up there. Trego2 thinks they will starve— give me your opinion is the grass so much worse than last year— Say are those settlers all leaveingleaving Irma?3CantCan't I put an attachment on those waggonswagons & harness I have to pay for that was charged to me and Nagle4 took. I have written 4th Post Master Gen. about P.O.5
YoursColNote 1: BBWW performed in Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 1, 1896. The day's entry in the 1896 Route Diary: "Appleton, Wis. / Tuesday, September 1. Arrived in town at 6 A. M. One mile haul to lot. We had opposition here to-day in the shape of a County Fair across the street, but it seemed to do us no harm. / Weather clear all day, but a heavy rain at night, just as the show was closing. / Business big in the afternoon, fair at night. / Lot, College avenue, known as Clarke Lot. / Arena, 186 x 405."Note 2: Charles Trego (1856-1925), a personal friend of Cody's and foreman for both Scout's Rest Ranch in North Platte, Nebraska, and the TE Ranch in Cody, Wyoming. Note 3: Irma Flats was named after Cody's daughter and located in the upper South Fork valley, where a few thousand acres would be irrigated for colonists to settle.Note 4: S. V. Nagle, an associate of the firm of F. A. Nagle Commission Merchants of Chicago, attempted to recruit settlers to the lands in the Big Horn Basin that were to be irrigated by the Cody Canal.Note 5: Robert Alexander Maxwell (1838-1912) from Batavia, New York, was appointed Fourth Assistant U.S. Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland in 1893 and served until the end of March 1897.