Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 10, 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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Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917 Telegram from William F. Cody to George T. Beck September 10, 1895 1 page University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Beck Family Papers, 1858-1992 (bulk 1884-1919); Acc. #10386 ah10386_0017

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Texts Correspondence Buffalo Bill's Wyoming Beck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943 Ryan, Jerry Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Christianson, Johnston, Houze, Clark Proofreading Adams, Deb Transcription Form No. 1.The Western Union Telegraph Company.Incorporated21,000 Offices In America.Cable Service to All The World.This Company Transmits and Delivers messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message.Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Messages, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing with in sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.This is an Unrepeated Message, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above.Thos. T. Eckert, President and General Manager. Number J1 Sent By K Rec'd by ES Check 14 Pd Received at 205 P9/10 1895 Dated York Pa 102 To Geo. S. BeckSheridan InnSheridan Wyo

Be sure and settle with Ryan and Hillsbury3 before Commencing work wire me fully

H. F. Cody4 Note 1: Telegram is handwritten by clerk or William F. Cody assignee, who incorrectly inscribes the signature as "H. F. Cody." Note 2: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in York, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1895. Note 3: Laban Hillberry (variant spelling 'Labin Hillsberry'), a prospector who was looking for investors in a water development project in the Big Horn Basin in 1893 when he met George Beck; Hillberry described to Beck the potential for diverting water from the South Fork of the "Stinking Water" (Shoshone River) to irrigate the area. Beck then sent Jerry Ryan to evaluate the country for him; Ryan's report encouraged Beck to seriously consider the area. Note 4: W. F. Cody.