Description Letter handwritten by William F. Cody to Frank Hammitt (Hammet, Hammett) on note paper, inscribed "North Platte Neb Dec. 21st 94." Requesting information on the stock and kinds of horses Hammitt has and advising Hammitt not to let the horses run down; on the number of cowboys and who wants to go.
Salutation "My Dear Hammitt" signed "Regards to every body Your friend W. F. Cody."
Historical Note Frank Hammitt (Hammet, Hammett), a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and one-time "King of the Cowboys" hired cowboys and purchased and trained horses for the show from 1889 to 1894.