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NEW YORK, December 28, 1886.

COL. WM. CODY: DEAR SIR,- Recalling the many facts that came to me while I was Adjutant-General of the Division fo the Missouri, under General Sheridan, bearing upon your efficiency, fidelity, and daring as a guide and scout over the country west of the Missouri River and east of the Rocky Mountains, I take pleasure in observing your success in depicting in the East the early life of West. Very truly yours,
JAMES B. FRY,
Assitant Adjutant-General, Brevet Major-General, U.S.A.
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 7, 1887.
COL. WM. F. CODY was a scout, and served in my command on the Western frontier for many years. He was always ready for duty, and was a cool, brave man, with unimpeachable character. I take pleasure in commending him for the many services he has rendered to the Army, whose respect he enjoys for his many qualities. P.H. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant-General.

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BUFFALO BILL GUIDING GENERAL SHERIDAN'S RELIEF TRAIN IN WINTER, 1868.

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY,
WEST POINT, N.Y., January 11, 1887.
* * * I have known W.F. CODY (Buffalo Bill) for many years. He is a Western man of the best type, combining those qualities of enterprise, daring, good sense, and physical when surrounded by dangers, and his reports were always free from exaggeration. He is a gentlemen in that better sense of the word which implies character, and he may be depended on under all circumstances. I wish him success.
W. MERRIT, Brevet Major-General, U.S.A
Late Major-Gneral Volunteers.
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OMAHA, NEB., Januaryn 7, 1887.
HON. WM. F. CODY: DEAR SIR,- I take great pleasure in testifying to the very efficient service rendered by you "as a scout," in the campaign against the Sioux Indians, during the year 1876. Also, I have witnessed your Wild West Exhibition. I considerit the most realistic performance of the kind I have ever seen.
Very sincerely, your obedient servant,
GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier-General, U.S.A.