Headquarters of the Army,
Washington,

May 3, 1899.

To the

Commandant of Paris,
France.

General:-

The bearer of this letter, Mr. Nate Salsbury, is the associate of Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and visits Paris as the Manager of Buffalo Bill's "Wild West."

It is probable that Mr. Salsbury will ask your permission to establish the "Wild West" within the Zone Militaire during the continuance of the Exposition next year.

I bespeak for him your distinguished consideration in view of the fact that the "Wild West" will include a large contingent representing the various arms of the United States forces which I have the honor to command. As the men composing the military features of the "Wild West" will be representative of their Army class, I am sure that they will create interest in the Army circles of France with regard to their equipment, drill, etc.

I have the honor to be,

" 279 Liberty St, Long Branch, N. J.
Oct 5th 1899.

W. F. Cody Esq.

Dear Sir:-

You ask me in a telegram today, what I propose ? Well, the answer
to that is simple enough:-

I propose to protect my rights to the fullest extent that the law and the facts will permit.

For years you have had the use of my money, without paying me any interest on it, and more than that you have gone to the Treasury and drawn out money that belonged to me, and appropriated it to your use without a word of consent from me, or even a notification that you were going to do so. I do not know what the Courts of this country will decide such action of your part to be, but to my mind it is a serious matter, to me at least.

If you had gone ahead in the usual way, and done the business
with Bailey and Cole, and had thus shown some consideration for my in-
terest, or at least shown that you could rely on my consideration of
any claims you wanted to make, perhaps I should have conceded some
something to your bull dozing demand, but as it is now I refuse to
agree to it.

If you wish to avoid the scandal of a lawsuit, and consequent
injury to the trademark we have worked so many years to build up, I
will make you a proposition, that will separate our interests, and we
will be well rid of each other. You may be sure that I am not anxious
to continue the connection, now that I know how perilous it is to do so
when a demand such as you have made is a constant menace to my rights.

If you desire to consider this, I suggest that you put the proper-
ty of the Company into Winter quarters as usual at the end of each sea-
son, and then I will try to come to some kind of a conclusion with you
personally.

Long Branch, N. J. Oct 10th 1899.

Cofy-

W. F. Cody Esq.

Dear Sir:-

I am in receipt of your letter dated Oct 6th. I am still of the opinion that the worn out horses should be sold for what they will bring, just as I agreed with you some time ago. I do not see the point you evidently wish to make in saying " Probably it would be well for me to send a representative there (Coatesville) when the season is closed."

If you have directed George Burch to put the Stock into Winter Quarters as he has done ever since he has been in the employ of the Company, I am perfectly satisfied that he will do it in a proper way, as he always has done, and properly account for his work when it is finished. I am not at all afraid that he will not account for every cent he realizes from the sale of the worn out Stock or that he will not send the proceeds to our Treasurer when the sale is over. I could not stop the sale if I wanted to, as I have agreed that it shall go on.

I have always thought that too many of the old horses have been Wintered every year, but as you have always directed the Stock affairs I have left it to your judgment.

I will be at the Hoffman House on Monday next to see you, and I am quite sure that we can arrive at a sensible conclusion of our differences. At least I hope so, for it would be a shame to ventilate all the facts that would follow a lawsuit, and make them the common talk of the newspapers. It simply means ruin to the best commercial property in the Show Business to-day.

What a cordially argument you use, when you say that the money that is due me was lost through "My Suggestions"? Did you or did you not approve Ambrose Park? Did you or did you not approve Black America? Did you, or did you not use every argument that you could to have me keep Black America going, when I wanted to close it after the first three weeks. Remember when you make a mental reply to these questions that I have kept every scrap of paper you have ever written a line on to me that relates to our Company Business. You say you have made Three Hundred Thousand Dollars for me SINCE THE MONEY YOU OWE ME HAS BEEN LO ST. I would like to know what set of books will show that I have received Three Hundred Thousand Dollars as my share of the dividends of this Company of this Company? You accuse me of abusing you in my letter? Perhaps I mis-applied the term "Buildozing", but what do you call your action of the term does not fit it. You wait until the season is about over, and WHEN IT IS DECIDED THAT WE WILL RENEW THE CONTRACT WITH BAILEY & COLE? YOU REFUSE TO DO SO UNTIL I CONSENT TO GIVE