Gift from the KingJohnston, JeremyChristianson, FrankSeefeldt, Douglas, 1964-2019William 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.nsp08199Gift from the KingUrbana Daily CourierChampaign, IllinoisMarch 18, 1903TextsNewspapersBuffalo Bill's Wild West in BritainJewelrySouvenirEdward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910London (England)Weakly, Laura K. Initial encodingAdams, DebHanna, Sam proofreadingAdams, Deb transcription
Gift from the King.
London, March 18.—King Edward has sent Col. Cody (Buffalo Bill) a handsome scarfpin with the royal cipher in diamonds, surmounted by the crown, as a souvenir of his visit last Saturday to the Wild West show.1
Note 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in London, England, from December 6, 1902, through April 4, 1903.