Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam
Subject(s): Bobcat, Deer, North Dakota--Badlands, Rocky Mountains Region, United States--Little Missouri River, Zoological specimens
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Theodore Roosevelt tells C. Hart Merriam that the five bobcat skulls are Merriam’s to keep. Merriam has given Roosevelt the information he wanted about deer. Roosevelt wishes that he had known that Merriam wanted blacktail deer specimens. He could have gotten these from the Little Missouri.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-05-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Language
English
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam. [May 29, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o178384. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam. [29 May. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o178384.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, May 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Hart Merriam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o178384.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
