Title: Letter from William F. Cody to W. A. Richards
Date: September 25, 1903
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Touring Great Britain.
Pahaska Tepee.
[1]
Grantham. Sep. 25th 1903 [2]
Washington D. C.
My Dear Govenor.
I am very anxious of getting the concession. of putting on an automobile and Horse stage line from Cody into the Yellow Stone Park. I will give a guarantee to do it right. If you will assist me in
in this matter as acting as my Attorney And putting my application in at once. And help me. I will reccompense you most liberaly.
[3] I beleive I deserve this concession as much as any man. Could the President assist me in this? he is a good friend of mine.
[4] If you think it necessary to have
his aid will you speak to him. for me—
I enclose my route Will you cable me if you think I stand a chance of getting it. as I would like to know before I leave England. since My Cable address in any Town on my route simply Cody. I will pay all expense
When I get to Washington. about Nov. 6th.
Very truly Yours
W. F. Cody
Note 1: Pahaska Tepee is the name of a small hotel built by William F. Cody near the east gate of Yellowstone National Park in late 1903. [back]
Note 2: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Grantham, England, on September 25, 1903. [back]
Note 3: William F. Cody's attempt to secure a government concession for transportation services between the town of Cody, Wyoming, and the east gate of Yellowstone National Park did not succeed. [back]
Note 4: Theodore Roosevelt was then the President of the United States. Although Roosevelt did know Cody, it would be an exaggeration to say that the two men were close friends. [back]
Title: Letter from William F. Cody to W. A. Richards
Source: McCracken Research Library (MRL), MS6.0159a-b
Date: September 25, 1903
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
Topic: Buffalo Bill's Wyoming
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