Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt
Subject(s): American bison, Hunting, North Dakota--Badlands Region, Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his wife Alice from his Dakota territory hunting trip. The buffalo are very scarce and every day he scrambles over the rocky terrain of the Badlands on horseback. Roosevelt has killed a good deal of small game.
Collection
Creation Date
1883-09-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884
Language
English
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [September 17, 1883]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283354. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [17 Sep. 1883]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283354.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1883, September 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283354.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
