Letter from William F. Cody to Louisa Frederici Cody, July 18, 1876 Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- 2011 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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Sister Julia Cody Goodman. Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to Louisa Frederici Cody July 18, 1876 3 pages McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West MS6.0041.01-.03

3 hand-written pages

 Ruled paper 3 pages

Media: black ink

Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill Himself United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency Cody, Louisa Frederici, 1843-1921 Yellow Hand, 1850?-1876 Carr, E. A. (Eugene Asa), 1830-1910 Kerngood, Moses, 1847 - 1905 Crook, George, 1829-1890 Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910 Fort Laramie (Wyo.) Weakly, Laura K. Initial Encoding Boyce, Gary Transcription Adams, Deb Original Transcription
Red Cloud Agency
July 18th 76 My Darling Lulu

We have come in here for rations We have had a fight I killed Yellow Hand A Cheyenne Chief. in a single handed fight You will no douptdoubt hear of it through the papers, I will am going as soon as I reach Fort Laramie the place we are heading for now, Send the War Bonnet Shield bridle whip. Arms and his Scalp to Kerngood to put up in his window I will write Kerngood to bring it up to the house so that you can show it to the neighbors we are now ordered to join Gen Crook and will be there in two weeks write Me at once to Fort Laramie Fetterman Wyoming. My health is not very good I have worked my self to death. although I have shot at lots of Indians I have only one scalp I can call my one that fellow I fought single handed in sight of our command and the cheersscheers that wh went up when he fell was deafening. Well Lulu I have no more time to write now will write from Laramie to every body and long letters

Good bye my Lulu athousanda thousand Kisses to all from your Hubby Willie

Lulu We have lost Gen Carr Gen Merritt has taken command as he ranks. Carr.