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Letter from S. Claude Burr to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from S. Claude Burr to George B. Cortelyou

S. Claude Burr thanks George B. Cortelyou for his letter regarding the story of President Roosevelt’s “so-called duel incident” with the Marquis de Morès. Burr requests confirmation of particular points of the story as told by Fred Herrig. Burr emphasizes that he is trying to get at the true story before false versions become widely spread by other writers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-20

Letter from S. Claude Burr to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from S. Claude Burr to Theodore Roosevelt

S. Claude Burr is writing a series of articles as told by “frontier types” and would like President Roosevelt to confirm the information attained from his interview with Frederick Herrig. Herrig worked and hunted with Roosevelt in the Badlands, and was also a Rough Rider. Most of Herrig’s information is about the incident when the Marquis de Morès challenged Roosevelt to a duel.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-02