Letter from William F. Cody to Mollie Moses, April 26, 1886 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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Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to Mollie Moses April 26, 1886 1 page McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West MS6.0064

1 hand-written page

 Scout's Rest Stock Ranch letterhead 1 page

Media: black ink

Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill Himself Moses, Mollie North Platte (Neb.) St. Louis (Mo.) Weakly, Laura K. Annotation Encoding Weakly, Laura K. Initial Encoding Clark, Linda Proofreading Adams, Deb Transcription Boyce, Gary Original Transcription Office of the Scout's Rest Stock Ranch, Breeder of Draft, Trotting and Road Horses, Also, Short Horn and Hertford Cattle. Hon. W.F. Cody, Proprietor. C. A. Dillon, Foreman
North Platte, Neb,
Apr. 26th 1886 My Dear Mollie—

Enclosed find a P.O. for $25.1 I presume you are getting about ready to come to St. Louis. Wish you would start from home in time to arrive in St. Louis about the 2nd or 3th3rd of May. Go to the. St. James Hotel if I aintain't there to meet you. I will be there any how by the 3th3rd.2 I have got you the white horse. and a fine saddle. Suppose you have your habit.3

Will be glad to see you—

With Love. W. F. C. Note 1: A postal money order. Note 2: Buffalo Bill's Wild West opened its 1886 season in St. Louis on May 10. Note 3: Cody refers to a "riding habit," a set of tailored clothing then considered proper dress for women riding horseback.