Title: Letter from William F. Cody to Ezekiel Jarman Ayers

Date: January 27, 1916

Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917

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16 Ferdinand Place

New Rochelle

N. Y.

CHIEF CLERK
JAN 28 1916
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

January 27th —16

E. J. Ayers [1] , Chief Clerk

Department of the Interior

Washington

D. C.

Dear Sir

In reply to your favor of Jan 14th 1916 — Will say The reason the of the long delay for the delivery of the Indian War Pictures was that I was in the west. But in December last I took the Reels my self to Washington. I called at Secretary Lanes [2] office. But failing to find him I called on Secretary Garrison [3] . And left the Reels or Films with his Secretary who promised to notify Secretary Lane that he had a set of the Reels or films for his department. If you will kindly communicate with with the Secretary to Secretary Garrison, I think you will find everything allright.

Very truly yours

Ans'd JAN 29 1916

W. F. Cody
The address above will reach me.

Note 1: Ezekiel Jarman Ayers (1866-1931) was Chief Clerk, Department of Interior, Superintendent of Buildings, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Interior; he was appointed by Secretary of War Franklin K. Lane in 1911, serving until his resignation in 1920. [back]

Note 2: Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920. [back]

Note 3: Lindley Miller Garrison (1864-1932), New Jersey lawyer, served as Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson between 1913 and 1916. [back]

Title: Letter from William F. Cody to Ezekiel Jarman Ayers

Source: National Archives and Records Administration: Record Group 48, Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Central Classified File 1907-1936, 5-2 Indians, Moving Pictures

Date: January 27, 1916

Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917

Topic: Buffalo Bill on Film

People: Ayers, Ezekiel Jarman, 1866-1931 Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921 Garrison, Lindley M. (Lindley Miller), 1864-1932

Places: New Rochelle (N.Y.) Washington (D.C.)

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