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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 depict-
ing in the East the early life of the West. Very truly yours, JAMES B. FRY
Assisstant 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, 1866.

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY,
WEST POINT, N.Y. January 11, 1887.

"I have nown W. F. CODY (Buffalo Bill) for many years. He is a Western
mand 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
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. MERRITT, Brevet Major-General, U. S. S
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
realistic performance of the kind I have ever seen.
Very sincereley, your obedient servant,
GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier-General, U. S. A.