Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bear hunting, Lyons, Thomas, 1850-1917, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, New Mexico--Silver City Region, Roosevelt family
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Dr. Alexander Lambert writes to President Roosevelt about a patient he treats by the name of Thomas Lyons, from Silver City. Lambert recognized that the man was the hunter whom Secretary of Commerce Metcalf was working with to set up a bear hunt. Lambert described in detail how Lyons was successful in capturing the bears. Lambert asked the president if there was anything that Roosevelt wanted him to ask Lyons.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-27
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 27, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48239. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939. Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Dec. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48239.
APA:
Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939., [1904, December 27]. Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48239.
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. January 22, 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.
