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  • Title: Letter from William F. Cody to Michael Gardner
  • Date: October 13, 1878
  • Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Marshall House, A. B. Luce, Propietor.

Savannah, Ga. Oct.13th 1878 My Dear Boy,

I will be in Baltimore on the Morning of Oct 19th next Saturday Morning. I arrive by boat from Norfolk Va. Meet me when the boat arrives. You can find out Where the boat lands. And what hour it will be early in the Morning. I will not remain in Baltimore over an hour. And want to see you. I hope you are getting along nicely. Kind regards to your Family.

Yours in Haste W. F. Cody

Note: In Baltimore on September 10, 1878, during a performance of the play May Cody, or Lost and Won, Cody's firearm discharged with live ammunition and Michael Gardner, a young boy sitting in the audience, was accidentally shot but later recovered (page 115, Sagala, 2008).

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