Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Ammunition, Big game hunting, Cartridges, Solvay, Ernest, 1838-1922, Travel--Planning, Winchester rifle
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The Winchester Repeating Arms Company answers President Roosevelt’s questions about ammunition he will be taking to Africa and the shipment of goods from London to Mombasa. The Company also describes a hunt made by Ernest Solvay, the inventor of the Solvay sodium carbonate process. Solvay was successful hunting with a .32 Winchester Special Model ’94 rifle and a .405 caliber Model ’95 rifle.
Collection
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Creation Date
1908-08-11
Creator(s)
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 11, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293914. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Aug. 1908]. 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/o293914.
APA:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company.: , [1908, August 11]. Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293914.
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.
