Frederick Courteney Selous informs William Loeb that he contacted Macmillan and Company Publishers on behalf of President Roosevelt. Macmillan will publish J. H. Patterson’s upcoming book, The Man-eaters of Tsavo, about Patterson’s travels in South Africa and his run-in with some lions, in the fall or winter of that year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-16

Creator(s)

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Frederick Courteney Selous to William Loeb. [July 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56488. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917. Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to William Loeb. [16 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56488.

APA:

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917., [1907, July 16]. Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56488.

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 30, 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.