Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Subject(s): Engraving, Firearms, Metcalf, Clive, 1863-1924, Metcalf, Harley, 1865-1946, Mississippi

President Roosevelt would like two exact duplicates of his gun made. However, the silver plate on the stock of one gun should be engraved with the initials “C. M.” and the stock of the other gun should read “H. M.” The two duplicate guns and “one ordinary gun of the same model” should be sent to Clive Metcalf in Mississippi. A handwritten order is included with the letter.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1907-10-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [October 24, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293855. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [24 Oct. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293855.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, October 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293855.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/buffalo-bill-center-of-the-west. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/buffalo-bill-center-of-the-west.

APA:

Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/buffalo-bill-center-of-the-west.