Letter from C. B. Nordhoff to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bighorn sheep, California--California, Southern, Goats, Hunting, Ibex, Mexico--Baja California (State), Mexico--Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur), Mountain goat
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C. B. Nordhoff has read President Roosevelt’s The Wilderness Hunter and is interested in the goats that Roosevelt describes as living in Southern and Baja California. Nordhoff argues that he has hunted in this region and has never heard of any goats such as Roosevelt described, although he does admit to seeing bighorn sheep.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-11-27
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from C. B. Nordhoff to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 27, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39738. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Nordhoff, C. B.. Letter from C. B. Nordhoff to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Nov. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39738.
APA:
Nordhoff, C. B.., [1902, November 27]. Letter from C. B. Nordhoff to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39738.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
