Letter from George Kruck Cherrie to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Subject(s): American Museum of Natural History, Ammunition, Brazil, Firearms, Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward), 1887-1952, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shotguns

George Kruck Cherrie does not remember that any 12 gauge shells were supplied to Theodore Roosevelt on the Brazil expedition and he does not think that Roosevelt used a shotgun on the trip. Leo E. Miller and Cherrie used shotguns, but they used 16 gauge guns.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1928-02-04

Creator(s)

Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946

Recipient

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from George Kruck Cherrie to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [February 4, 1928]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294002. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Letter from George Kruck Cherrie to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. [4 Feb. 1928]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294002.

APA:

Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946.: , [1928, February 4]. Letter from George Kruck Cherrie to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294002.

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 1, 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.