Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous
Subject(s): Africa, East, Big game hunting, Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924, Cunninghame, R. J. (Richard John), 1871-1925, Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925, Firearms, Firearms--Sights, Forbes, Gerrit, 1880-1964, Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959, Hunt, Leigh S. J., 1855-1933, Hunting guides, Hunting--Equipment and supplies, Jackson, Frederick John, 1860-1929, Judd, William C., -1928, Kenya--Mombasa, Madeira, Percy C. (Percy Childs), 1862-1942, McMillan, William Northrup, Sir, 1872-1925, Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916, Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942, Patterson, J. H. (John Henry), 1867-1947, Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir, 1857-1939, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safaris, Sanderson, Edward L. (Edward Lancelot), 1867-1939, Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928, Speeches, addresses, etc., Travel--Planning, Uganda, Winchester rifle, Wingate, F. R. (Francis Reginald), Sir, 1861-1953
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President Roosevelt encloses the revised lists of supplies for Frederick Courteney Selous. He discusses his reasoning behind the revisions and provides Selous with his travel itinerary. Gerrit Forbes recently visited Roosevelt and recounted his recent hunt in Africa. Roosevelt is reluctant to hire a white man for the trip but will do so if Selous suggests it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous. [August 19, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203788. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous. [19 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203788.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203788.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
