Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer
Subject(s): Africa, Big game hunting, Cheetah, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Hyenas, Kenya--Nairobi, Leopard, Lions, Meyer, Marian Alice Appleton, 1862-1935, Presidents--Public opinion, Rhinoceros (Genus), Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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Theodore Roosevelt recounts for George von Lengerke Meyer the “really great sport” he and son Kermit Roosevelt are encountering on their African safari, including the numbers and types of animals they’ve killed. Roosevelt hopes Meyer will give his regards to his wife Marian Alice Appleton Meyer and President Taft, whom he thinks “has done admirably.”
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1909-05-17
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer. [May 17, 1909]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293838. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer. [17 May. 1909]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293838.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, May 17]. 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/o293838.
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. May 15, 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.
