Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Subject(s): Ammunition, Firearms, Springfield rifle, Travel--Planning, Winchester rifle
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President Roosevelt requests that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company have the guns he is taking to Africa oiled and prepared for shipment. These will include three .405 Winchesters, a Winchester carrying Springfield ammunition, a Springfield, a double-barreled Holland, and a Mannlicher. He would also like to know if the additional ammunition has been sent out.
Collection
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Creation Date
1909-01-29
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. [January 29, 1909]. Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293964. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [29 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293964.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 29]. 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/o293964.
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.
