Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate
Subject(s): Africa, East, Big game hunting, Books and reading, Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924, Cromer, Evelyn Baring, Earl of, 1841-1917, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Egypt--Cairo, Elands, Elephant hunting, Hunt, Leigh S. J., 1855-1933, Hunting trophies, Kenya--Mombasa, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lion hunting, Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Nile River, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safaris, Scientific expeditions, South Sudan--Baḥr al-Ghazāl (River), Sudan--Baḥr al-Ghazāl (River), Sudan--Khartoum, Travel--Planning, Travels, Uganda, White rhinoceros
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President Roosevelt asks F. R. Wingate several questions regarding his upcoming African safari, including where to find the best game, the best way to travel up the Nile, and when the best time would be to start writing to make arrangements for hunters, equipment shipments, and so on. Roosevelt emphasizes that he expects no special favors or treatment and that he is “no game butcher.” He intends to get hunting trophies for the National Museum of Natural History and perhaps a bull elephant of his own if “entirely proper.” Roosevelt is eager to see how the British are governing Egypt and East Africa, having recently read Modern Egypt by Evelyn Baring Cromer, and sympathises with the difficulty of colonial rule.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wingate, F. R. (Francis Reginald), Sir, 1861-1953
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate. [July 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203459. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate. [29 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203459.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203459.
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. July 13, 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.
