Letter from Mason Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt
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Mitchell, Mason, 1859-1930
Letter from Mason Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt
Consul Mitchell notes that the post at Apia, Samoa, is not included in the bill currently before Congress regarding reorganizing the consular service. Personal reasons aside, he discusses why he believes this decision is unwise. He includes photographs of the takins he has presented to various museums. After turning fifty years old, Mitchell finds it important to exercise, especially in tropical climates.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-31
Letter from Mason Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt
Mason Mitchell, U.S. consul in Zanzibar, used a leave of absence to visit Mount Kilimanjaro. His doctor had recommended a change of climate after an attack of malaria, and the trip did him good. He is sending President Roosevelt a box of mounted horns which are trophies from his hunting expeditions at Mount Kilimanjaro. He visits with Count Gustav von Götzen, Governor of German East Africa, and he hopes that the U.S. government will take action in a case involving U.S. citizen Dr. B. F. Wilson, who is living in Anjouan, an island in the Comoros.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-10
Letter from Mason Mitchell to Theodore Roosevelt
