Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous
Subject(s): Frontier and pioneer life, Mexico, Military readiness, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Soldiers--Training, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt feels that his writings will have the most usefulness in the United States. He has “contemptuous dislike” for the Wilson administration and is especially distressed at the handling of the European war and Mexico. Roosevelt regrets to hear that Frederick Courteney Selous’s troop of frontiersmen was not sent to the front. He approves of thorough training for soldiers but also believes that ordinary generals do not realize the possibilities of men like the frontiersmen, or Rough Riders, who can perform “very great feats.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-11-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Frederick Courteney Selous. [November 14, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210650. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous. [14 Nov. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 17, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210650.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210650.
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 17, 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.
