Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer
Subject(s): Africa, Ammunition--Transportation, Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Cartridges, Friendship--Correspondence, International relations, Meyer, Marian Alice Appleton, 1862-1935, Military appointments, Presidents--Correspondence, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Safaris, Winchester Repeating Arms Company
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Theodore Roosevelt informs George von Lengerke Meyer that the cartridges from the Winchester company are set to arrive soon by boat. Roosevelt thanks Marian Alice Appleton Meyer for the letter to himself and Edith Roosevelt. Roosevelt would like to visit Meyer after his trip to Africa to discuss matters relating to Meyer’s appointment as Secretary of Navy and the importance of avoiding blunders on the international front.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1909-03-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer. [March 18, 1909]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293837. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer. [18 Mar. 1909]. Image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293837.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293837.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
