Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucie Fairbanks Webber McMillan
Subject(s): Africa, Grey, George, 1866-1911, Lion hunting, McMillan, William Northrup, Sir, 1872-1925, New York (State), Rhinoceroses, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Travels, Voyages and travels
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Theodore Roosevelt wishes that he could have been with Lucie McMillan in Africa, if Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would have accompanied him on the journey. Roosevelt fears he will not make another trip to Africa because his wife will not go and, if she did, she would be “quite needlessly” fearful for his safety while he was out hunting lions. Roosevelt congratulates McMillan on obtaining a rhino with twenty-inch horns and expresses his sympathy concerning George Grey’s death. McMillan and her husband, William Northrup McMillan, are invited by both Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to spend the night with them should they ever visit the area.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
McMillan, Lucie Fairbanks Webber, 1869-1957
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Lucie Fairbanks Webber McMillan. [May 2, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217384. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucie Fairbanks Webber McMillan. [2 May. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217384.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, May 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucie Fairbanks Webber McMillan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o217384.
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 27, 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.
