Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, October 31, 1895 Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Johnston, Jeremy Christianson, Frank Seefeldt, Douglas, 1964- Supported in part by a grant from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, a program of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. 2013 William F. Cody Archive University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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BBWW performed in Atlanta, Georgia, October 28-November 2, 1895. Held to showcase the world's cultural, agricultural, and manufacturing products and promote civil liberties for women and African Americans, The Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition was held in Atlanta, Georgia, mid-September through December 1895; it would later become known as "the Atlanta Exposition". On September 18, Booker T. Washington gave a famous speech at the exposition on race relations. Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck October 31, 1895 1 pages University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck (Acc. #9972) ah031315

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill's Wyoming Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) Beck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943 Weakly, Laura K. Added annotation Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Clark, Linda Proofing Boyce, Gary Transcription Adams, Deb Transcription

The Buffalo Bill Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World.

Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), President.Nate Salsbury, Vice-Pres't and Manager.John M. Burke, . . . General Manager.Albert E. Scheible, . . . Business Manager.Jule Keen, . . . Treasurer. Atlanta1 Oct 312 Dear Geo

I close here Saturday Nov 2d3— Busted. This is the worst place we have struck no one coming to this Fair. You must close down fast or if I cantcan't get new blood4 in we will be in an awful tight place— Do you appreciate what I mea[n] I will do my part but get down as easy on me as you possibly can this I have written you several times.

I will give you my route as near as I can. wire Nov. 6 & 7. Continental Hotel Philadelphia Pa— Salsburys Address till Nov 16th Grand Opera House Philadelphia Pa Better direct there. I will try and be with Geo Bleistein. Buffalo. Oct 9th then we start for you5—

Bill Note 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 28 - November 2, 1895, during the run of The Cotton States and International Exposition, also known as the Atlanta Exposition. Note 2: The year is not inscribed by Cody but is 1895 as determined by the Routes List. Note 3: Buffalo Bill's Wild West closed the season on November 2nd. The run in Atlanta had been very unprofitable. Note 4: Cody writes that construction on the canal will need to be shut down if new investors are not found to keep the project going. Note 5: A hunt in northwest Wyoming, for which Beck was preparing, was planned following the close of the season.