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On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb confirms receipt of the letter from L. Wertheimer Co.’s letter, and thanks them for the courtesy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-13
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, William Loeb thanks Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox for the book.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-03
Senator Eugene Hale would like to be advised as soon as possible the exact duties that Joseph Bucklin Bishop would perform as Isthmian Canal Commissioner. He expects to be questioned “very sharply” about it on the Senate floor. William Loeb has arranged a meeting between Hale and President Roosevelt at 9:30 Sunday evening. Hale also remarked that there are continuous complaints about the accommodations for Senators at the Executive Office, and says he is considering adding a provision to the appropriation bill that would build a second story.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-28
William Loeb confirms that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt received Charles K. Farley’s letter and book of poems, and sends her thanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-02
William Loeb confirms receipt of Representative McGuire’s note, and is sorry to learn that the invitation to attend a musical last Friday was delayed. It should have been delivered on time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
William Loeb informs British Ambassador Bryce that President Roosevelt will be pleased to meet Courtenay Ilbert on Saturday. Loeb encloses Roosevelt’s greeting to the Alpine Club.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-06
William Loeb encloses for George W. Penniman a message in the President’s handwriting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-11
William Loeb notes that the attached letter is about Samuel K. Herr’s nomination as postmaster in Westminster, Maryland. Loeb explains that this is the case John C. Shaffer inquired about, as Herr is Shaffer’s cousin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-15
William Loeb acknowledges the receipt of letters from General Hale. On the direction of President Roosevelt, he reports that Franklin K. Lane has been appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that Roosevelt does not think he can appoint another person from western states. If Roosevelt were going to remodel the commission it might be possible, but he does not think he can, as there are many members he wishes to reappoint.
1906-07-16
William Loeb acknowledges receipt of the letter and .45-70 rifle. Loeb asks the Winchester Company when the rifles ordered by Theodore Roosevelt will be sent.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1907-11-18
President Roosevelt would like to find guns that Kermit Roosevelt can use on the African hunting trip, one gun should be a “high-power small caliber rifle” and the other “a very much more powerful rifle.”
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-06-16
William Loeb thanks the Winchester Repeating Arms Company for the letter and catalog.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-06-25
President Roosevelt requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company furnish Kermit Roosevelt with a model 1905 gun, using the same ammunition as the Springfield.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-07-23
President Roosevelt would like a Model 1895 gun in the same style as the .405. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company is working on fulfilling that request.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-07-28
William Loeb requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company send President Roosevelt targets with regular rings marked and pasters to cover the shots on the target. Loeb also clarifies that the 30-40 rifle for Kermit Roosevelt is to carry the same ammunition as his father’s Springfield rifle.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-07-29
William Loeb asks if it would be possible to put 3/4 inch pads on the guns, in case the pads ordered from abroad do not arrive on time.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-09-07
William Loeb reminds the Winchester Company that the government rifle shoots a little low, so the company should remember that when sighting the other rifles. President Roosevelt would also like red gun grease, red gun oil, red rust remover, and red crystal cleaner, when the other rifles are sent.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-09-21
President Roosevelt is confused about the rifle stocks. He sent the 45-70 as an example of the stock he does not like and the stocks of the rifles they sent are like the 45-70. The stock when fitted must be exactly like the government rifle.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-09-24
Theodore Roosevelt is returning the two rifles. The stock of the Winchester is a little longer than the stock of the government rifle. The sights of the Winchester also “do not seem as distinct as those of the Springfield.”
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-10-14
William Loeb sends $127.57 for the cartridges shipped to Mombasa. President Roosevelt wants to be notified as soon as the Winchester Company hears that the cartridges have arrived.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-10-15