ALS signed “W. F. Cody,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Co. letterhead, September 6, 1889. Written from Paris, a letter to Miss Fillingham, in full: "In answer to yours regarding my transactions I had with Mr. Geo. Beach. Will say that I have known Mr. Beach since the fall of 72. And have done much business with him and I have always found him an honorable upright man." In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing, and splitting along intersecting folds.
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West returned to Europe in May 1889 as part of the Exposition Universelle in Paris, an event that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille and featured the debut of the Eiffel Tower. The Parisian crowds adored the show's recreation of exciting events and various skill and culture exhibitions, but mostly they marveled over young Johnny Baker, the 'Cowboy Kid,' Buck Taylor, the 'King of the Cowboys,' the miniature sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and of course Cody himself. On November 14, 1889, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West closed its attraction in Paris after weeks of sold-out shows.
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