Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt

Subject(s): American bison, Hunting, Rattlesnakes, Stags (Deer)

Theodore Roosevelt reports from his Dakota territory hunting trip that on the ninth day his luck turned and he has shot a buffalo and two “superb stags.” He goes on to describe the hunt and says he plans to stay another week.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1883-09-20

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

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 20, 1883]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283355. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1883]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283355.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1883, September 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283355.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.