Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to William Loeb
Subject(s): Books and reading, England--London, England--Surrey, Kenya--Tsavo National Park, Lion hunting, Macmillan & Co., Patterson, J. H. (John Henry), 1867-1947, Publishers and publishing, South Africa
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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
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 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.