Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous
Subject(s): Africa, East, Alaska, Alcohol, Big game hunting, Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924, Camping--Equipment and supplies, Cunninghame, R. J. (Richard John), 1871-1925, Food, Forbes, Gerrit, 1880-1964, Great Britain, Hunting--Equipment and supplies, Jackson, Frederick John, 1860-1929, Judd, William C., -1928, Kenya--Nairobi, Lectures and lecturing, Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916, Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942, Nile River, Patterson, J. H. (John Henry), 1867-1947, Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir, 1857-1939, Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safari guides, Safaris, Scheduling, Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928, Sudan--Khartoum, Travel--Planning, Uganda, University of Oxford, Wingate, F. R. (Francis Reginald), Sir, 1861-1953
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President Roosevelt discusses the various supplies, including food and drink, that he should bring on his safari. He tells Frederick Courteney Selous that he does not want the trip to be too luxurious, and does not want to bring very much alcohol. He also discusses the type of guns he should use and when he intends to leave for Africa. Selous’s friend Charles Sheldon recently visited Roosevelt and told about his hunting experiences in Alaska. Roosevelt has been invited to give the Romanes lecture in Oxford in 1910, and will be going to England after he leaves Africa.
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/o214073. 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/o214073.
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/o214073.
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.
