Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Subject(s): Ammunition, Cartridges, England--London, Firearms, Kenya--Mombasa, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Shipment of goods--Planning, Springfield rifle, Travel--Planning, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Winchester rifle, Yemen (Republic)--Aden
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President Roosevelt would like a Winchester gun that shoots the same ammunition as his Springfield, and requests more ammunition as well. Roosevelt says the guns should not be sent to Aden to be reshipped, but should be sent to London and thence to Mombasa. Kermit Roosevelt will carry one rifle with him, and Theodore Roosevelt will have another, the balance should be shipped with almost all of the ammunition far enough in advance to receive cable confirmation that they have arrived before Roosevelt himself does.
Collection
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Creation Date
1908-07-17
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [July 17, 1908]. Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293897. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [17 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293897.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293897.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 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 Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/buffalo-bill-center-of-the-west.
APA:
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/buffalo-bill-center-of-the-west.
