Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James J. Harrison
Subject(s): Africa--Lake Victoria, Africa, East, African buffalo, Big game hunting, Congo (Democratic Republic), Elephants, McMillan, William Northrup, Sir, 1872-1925, Nile River, Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir, 1857-1939, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Travel--Planning, Uganda, White rhinoceros
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President Roosevelt thanks James J. Harrison for writing to Frederick Courtney Selous. He is interested in Harrison’s suggestion that he should not waste time hunting for elephants in British East Africa, and should instead go to Uganda, and then on the Nile.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harrison, James J. (James Jonathan), 1858-1923
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James J. Harrison. [November 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James J. Harrison. [12 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205156.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James J. Harrison.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205156.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
