Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, March 10, 1896 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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Marquette, Wyoming, was the community covered by water as a result of construction of the Shoshone Dam near Cody. Peter Yegen (1860-1937) and Christian Yegen (1857-1935) were born in Switzerland; Christian came to America in 1879 and Peter in 1881. In 1882 they relocated to Billings and opened a store under the name of "P. Yegen and Co." Flood is likely D. P. Flood, mentioned in other 1896 WFC-to-Beck letters. Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck March 10, 1896 1 page University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck (Acc. #9972) ah031317

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill's Wyoming Beck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943 Yegen, Peter, 1860-1937 Yegen, Christian, 1857-1935 Weakly, Laura K. Added annotation Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Houze, Lynn Proofing Johnston, Jeremy Proofing Clark, Linda Proofing Boyce, Gary Transcription Adams, Deb Transcription P. Yegen & Co.Cash Department HouseGroceries and ProvisionsHardware, Cutlery, StovesDry Goods and CarpetsAgricultural Implements, WagonsClothing and Men's FurnishingsHarness and SaddlesBoots and ShoesFurniture, Crockery, QueenswareWholesale and Retail

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 Billings, Montana, Mar. 10th 18961 My Dear George

I will be down tomorrow and will have much to say to you regarding our co. As you left so suddentlysuddenly I felt sure matters of importance had been neglected. So I pulled my self together And went back to Marquette with a clear head. And found as I feared, that nothing was being done on business principles. And so I took charge and let Peterson2 a mile of that hardest work. brought the teemsteams in from the Logging camp put all teams to work I could get a hold of— as Hans3 had one six mule plow to work and just one Scraper— Found nothing in order No harness in repair No double trees. Nothing to work with. Every thing laying around loose. I am about through with Mr Flood4— will See you tomorrow. and talk it over—

Yours as ever— W F Cody Note 1: En route to Cody, Wyoming, and likely provisioning in Billings, Cody inscribes this letter to Beck on letterhead from "P. Yegen & Co. Billings, Montana." Christian and Peter Yegen emigrated from Switzerland in 1879 and 1881, respectively. In 1882 they relocated to Billings and opened their store selling all types of provisions to ranchers and settlers in the surrounding area. Note 2: "Peterson" is unidentified. Note 3: "Hans" is unidentified. Note 4: "Flood" is likely "D. P. Flood" who corresponded with Beck in 1896 and is mentioned by Cody in 1896 letters to Beck. Cody writes directly to Flood on May 22, 1896 (CSS00485) regarding poor treatment of Cody's livestock. Flood's association with Cody is not fully known, but Cody states he is "...about through with Mr. Flood."