Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Myron Francis Westover
Subject(s): Goats, Hunting, Montana--Box Elder, Mountain sheep, North Dakota--Badlands Region, United States--Little Missouri River
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President Roosevelt does not recall hearing of a white goat in the Little Missouri Badlands and would be surprised if one was found there. He thanks Myron Francis Westover for the account of a Montana hunt, which he will read with great interest.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Westover, Myron Francis, 1860-1933
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Myron Francis Westover. [April 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202520. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Myron Francis Westover. [29 Apr. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202520.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Myron Francis Westover.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202520.
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 6, 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.
