Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chase S. Osborn
Subject(s): Dinners and dining, Greater kudu, Hunting trophies, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Osborn, Lillian Gertrude Jones, 1863-1948
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Theodore Roosevelt is flattered that Chase S. Osborn wants to give him a pair of kudu horns, but he is sorry that he does not have enough room in his house to display them properly. Roosevelt hopes that Osborn might stop by for dinner sometime with his wife, Lillian Jones Osborn.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Chase S. Osborn. [December 16, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211022. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chase S. Osborn. [16 Dec. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211022.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Chase S. Osborn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211022.
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. March 6, 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.
