Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Subject(s): Big game hunting, Forbes, Gerrit, 1880-1964, Lyman, Theodore, 1874-1954, Winchester rifle
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President Roosevelt spoke last night with Gerrit Forbes and Theodore Lyman, two men who have hunted big game in Africa. Both took the .405 Winchester and reported problems with it jamming. Roosevelt asks the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to be extremely careful with his and Kermit’s rifles, and to run a lot of shells through them to be sure they do not jam.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
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
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 the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [November 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205215. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [15 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/o205215.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205215.
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.
