Letter from William F. Cody to George T. Beck, September 4, 1896Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917Johnston, JeremyChristianson, FrankSeefeldt, 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.2013William F. Cody ArchiveUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnCenter for Digital Research in the Humanities319 Love LibraryUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100cdrh@unlnotes.unl.eduLincoln, NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE 68588-4100wfc.css00479BBWW performed in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, September 4, 1896. The "Buffalo people" likely refers to investors in Buffalo, N.Y., including Bleistein and Rumsey. "Stokes" is presumed to be Edward S. Stokes (1841-1901), a railroad and oil magnate and an owner of the Hoffman House in Manhattan (NY).Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917Letter from William F. Cody to George T. BeckSeptember 4, 18961 pageUniversity of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck (Acc. #9972)ah031396
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TextsCorrespondenceBuffalo Bill's WyomingBeck, George Washington Thornton, 1856-1943Bleistein, George, 1861-1918Rumsey, Bronson, II, 1854-1946Stokes, Edward S., 1841-1901Weakly, Laura K. Added annotationWeakly, Laura K. Initial encodingHouze, Lynn ProofingJohnston, Jeremy ProofingClark, Linda ProofingBoyce, Gary TranscriptionAdams, Deb TranscriptionBuffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders.of the World.John M. Burke. General Manager.Albert E. Sheible, Business Manager.Jule Keen, Treasurer. Stevenspoint Wis1
Sep 4th2Dear George
Was glad to receive your favor of Aug 31st— I want to ask you two questions first. In your report of Aug 28th you say the Canal is at last opened up to the completed mile and water will soon be at the City.3 When do you expect to have water down to the Town? 2d Have you written the Buffalo people4urgeingurging the necessity of money to meet bills? If so have they answered? I will And have you sent Stokes5 his stock? I will be glad to know how much the Co. owes. Are you going to order a stock of goods—
ColNote 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, September 4, 1896. The day's entry in the 1896 Route Diary: "Stevens' Point, Wis. / Friday, September 4. Arrived in town at 6.30 A. M. One and one quarter mile haul to lot. This is a typical one-horse town, with no street cars, and the worst kind of sandy streets. We had a great hustle to night in order to get the second section out first, as it had to be all loaded and ready to leave town at 10.45, and considering the long haul it was quick work. / Business, big in the afternoon, fair at night. / Lot, Fay street and Wisconsin avenue. / Arena, 189 x 363." Note 2: The year is not inscribed by Cody but is 1896 as determined by the Routes List.Note 3: "City" and "Town" both refer to Cody, Wyoming, officially named in August 1896.Note 4: "Buffalo people" refers to the investors from Buffalo, New York, including Bleistein, Rumsey, and Gerrans.Note 5: "Stokes" is possibly Edward S. Stokes (1841-1901), at one time a railroad and oil magnate and businessman. Stokes was an owner of Hoffman House, an elegant hotel in Manhattan where Cody was often a guest. Cody may have wanted Stokes to invest in the Cody Canal.