Letter from William F. Cody to Mollie Moses, November 18 [1884] 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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The year 1884 is determined by routes list: BBWW performed in Shawneetown, Illinois, on November 18; Paducah, Kentucky, on November 19; and Cairo, Illinois, on November 20, 1884. The German double "s" is sometimes used by WFC, as in "Miss." Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to Mollie Moses November 18 [1884] 2 pages McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West MS6.0058

3 hand-written pages

 2 pages

Media: black ink

Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill Himself Moses, Mollie Shawneetown (Ill.) Paducah (Ky.) Cairo (Ill.) New Orleans (La.) Weakly, Laura K. Initial Encoding Adams, Deb Transcription Boyce, Gary Original Transcription
Shawneetown Ill
Nov. 18th 1 Miss Mollie Moses Dear. Miss

Your kind letter received. also the beautiful little flag. which I will Keep and carry as my MascottMascot. and every day I wave it to my audiences I will think of the fair donor. I tried to find you after the performances YestardayYesterday. for I realyreally wished to see you again if for the last time. but I do hope it wont be. it was impossible for me to visit you at your home. much as I would like to have done so. Many thanks for the very Kind invitation. I realyreally. hope we will meet again. do you anticipate visiting the Worlds Fair at New Orleans2 if you do will you please let me know when you are there. so I may have the pleasure of thanking you in person for the flag. It would give me great pleasure to hear from you again as to how you liked the Wild West performance3 enclosed find my route

I remain Yours Very Respectfully W. F. Cody over Paducah. Ky. 19th 20th Cairo. Ill 21-22-23 New Orleans. La Dec. 20th All winter Will Note 1: Although Cody did not include the year in this letter's dateline, 1884 was the only year that the Wild West performed in Shawneetown, Illinois. Note 2: Cody refers to the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, held at New Orleans from December 1884 to June 1885. Cody's Wild West held a winter season of performances at New Orleans in connection with the fair from December 1884 to April 1885. Persistent rain discouraged attendance and the exhibition suffered considerable financial loss. Note 3: A portion of Cody's text, beginning with this sentence and continuing to the closing and signature on this page, has been circled in pencil. The number 3, also in pencil, appears on the lower left corner of the page. These marks appear to have been added later by an unknown person.