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  • Title: Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck
  • Date: September 25, [1909]
  • Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Combined With Pawnee Bill's Great Far East
Col. W. F. Cody "Buffalo Bill"
Maj G. W. Lillie "Pawnee Bill"
Permanent Address
27 East 22nd St.
New York City

Guthrie, Okla [1]
Sep. 25 [2] Dear George,

Here is a letter from Everhart. [3] You can write Kaufman. [4] Say George if Old Iron Tail [5] shows up in time take him on a hunt

I am haveing a hard Show fight. the biggest Circus fight on record.

  • The Barnum & Bailey.
  • Ringling Bros.
  • Sells Floto
  • Heggenbeck Wallace
  • Miller Bros. 101 ranch [6]
  • And our show all bunched in this country

So far we are the only show thats mad a dollar.

Yours Col

Note 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combined with Pawnee Bill's Great Far East performed in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on September 25, 1909. [back]

Note 2: The year is not inscribed by Cody but is determined by the Routes List. [back]

Note 3: Everhart is not identified. [back]

Note 4: Kaufman is not identified. [back]

Note 5: Chief Iron Tail (1842-1916), Siŋté Máza, was an Oglala Sioux who appeared with Buffalo Bill's Wild West from 1889 to 1913, became a close friend of Cody's, and was included on many hunts. [back]

Note 6: Official organizational names: Barnum & Bailey; Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows; Sells-Floto Circus; Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus; and Miller Bros. & Arlington 101 Ranch Real Wild West. [back]

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