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John Pitcher will let President Roosevelt know when he arrives in Washington, D.C., and hopes he will take a hunt at Yellowstone National Park in the fall of 1905.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-19
Major Pitcher assures President Roosevelt that Yellowstone National Park can supply elk to the New Zealand government if the National Zoological Park does not have enough. He updates Roosevelt on the status of various animals at Yellowstone and offers to arrange a hunt near the park for Roosevelt. He assures Roosevelt that he has the support of the local people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-20
John Pitcher writes to President Roosevelt to inform him that he has sent pictures from his trip, and sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-27
John Pitcher has received four of the eight lion hunting dogs shipped by Mr. Poole and found them to be untrained. Pitcher is losing confidence in Poole’s ability to provide trained dogs and asks President Roosevelt to contact John B. Goff so that he can bring his dogs in case Poole’s dogs prove unsatisfactory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-21
John Pitcher reviews plans for President Roosevelt’s visit to Yellowstone. The mountain lion population needs thinning and the hounds are set to arrive soon. He requests confirmation of Roosevelt’s visit so that arrangements can be completed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-02
Major Pitcher encloses documents for President Roosevelt and Edward North Buxton relating to the wildlife in Yellowstone National Park and the game laws in surrounding states. Extending the park to include the winter migration is currently before Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-18