Annie Oakley Letter from Buffalo Bill Cody

              [Letter from Buffalo Bill Cody to Annie Oakley, January 19, 1891] 
My Dear Annie 
I received your nice 
Christmas Card.  and  would 
have acknowledged it before but 
we been of to the war.  Just got 
back to day.  I had a [illegible] and 
soldiers out.  The war is over.  but 
Burke is so stuck on it he wont 
come away.  I think he is going to 
Mary a Squaw.  Old John Lekue got 
a card out and run away & 
never stoped until he got here 
to North Platte. 
Well My Dear little Girl 
I actualy cried when I first heard 
of your death.  then I got to thinking 
it over & made up every mind it was 
not so.  Cabled Frank but recd no 
answer.  & Knew full well if [word crossed out] our 
Annie had died Frank would have 
cabled here.  Will be glas to hear from 
You where should your birth day come