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NEW YORK, December 28, 1886.

COL. WM. F. CODY: DEAR SIR, - Recalling the many facts that came to me while I was Adjutant-General of the Division of 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 the West. Very truly yours, JAMES B. FRY,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Brevet Major-General, U.S.A.

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.

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 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.

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 year 1876. Also, that I have witnessed your Wild West Exhibition. I consider it the most realistic performance of the kind I have ever seen. Very sincerely, your obedient servant,
GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier-General, U. S. A.