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Trinh Bui at Jun 08, 2020 03:00 PM

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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.
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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.
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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.
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MY 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.
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