Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Ammunition, Cartridges, Excelsior, Firearms, Kenya--Mombasa, Springfield rifle
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The Winchester Company is sending President Roosevelt the three new guns and the two samples that Roosevelt sent. 100 cartridges are also being shipped. The Company suggests that Roosevelt return the guns to them for repacking to Mombasa. They will pack them in tin-lined cases with excelsior.
Collection
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Creation Date
1908-11-25
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 25, 1908]. Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Nov. 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/o293946.
APA:
Winchester Repeating Arms Company., [1908, November 25]. Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293946.
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.
