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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 endurance which made him the superior of any scout I ever knew. He was cool and capable when surrounded by dangers, and his reports were always free from exaggeration. He is a gentleman in that better sense of the word which implies character, and he may be depended on under all circumstances, I wish him success.

W. MERRITT, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A.,

Late Major-General Volunteers.

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

OMAHA, NEB. January 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 realistic performance of the kind I have ever seen.

Very sincerely, your obedient servant,

GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier General U. S. A.

WASHINGTON, D. C. February 8. 1887.

MR. CODY was chief guide and hunter to my command, when I commanded the District of North Platte, and he performed all his duties with marked excellence.

W. H. EMORY, Major General U. S. A.

HEADQUARTERS 7TH CAVALRY, FORT MEAD, DAKOTA TERRITORY,

February 14, 1887.

MR DEAR SIR,--Your army career on the frontier and your present enterprise of depicting scenes in the Far West, are so enthusiastically approved and commended by the American people and the most prominent men of the U. S. Army, that there is nothing left for me to say. I feel sure your new departure will be a success.

With best wishes, I remain, yours truly,

JAMES W. FORSYTH, Colonel 7th Cavalry.