Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Subject(s): Ammunition, Cartridges, Consumer complaints, Firearms, Firearms--Sights, Gunstocks

Theodore Roosevelt is annoyed at the condition of the rifles sent by the Winchester Company. His issues focus on the sights of the guns, the thickness of the stocks, the number of cartridges in the magazine, and the metal bead on the three front sights. He would also like a half dozen cleaners for each type of rifle.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-09-16

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

4

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [September 16, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293931. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [16 Sep. 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/o293931.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, September 16]. 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/o293931.

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.