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  • Title: Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck
  • Date: June 2, 1899
  • Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Louis E. Cooke, Gen'l Agent.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and
Congress of Rough Riders
of the World.

[portrait]

Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), President.

[portrait]

Nate Salsbury, Vice-President & Manager.

 John M. Burke, General Manager.
Albert E. Sheible, Business Manager.
Jule Keen, Treasurer.

Phila Pa [1]
June. 2 d 99 My Dear Beck

Every day now every mail every telegrame Boy I see- I say there is water running in the streets of Cody.

Say. I think we should fix the road through to Frosts [2] I understand it wont cost over $25—

Yours in haste Cody

Note 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 29 to June 3, 1899. [back]

Note 2: "Frosts" may refer to property owned by Mahlon Frost (1839-1929), located on Sage Creek east of Cody, Wyoming. Cody is suggesting that road grading be completed to the edge of that property. [back]

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