Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Africa, East, Big game hunting, Hunting rifles, Pease, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), Sir, 1857-1939, Travel--Planning

Edward North Buxton makes recommendations about the types of guns that President Roosevelt should bring on his hunting trip to Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-24

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

8

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 Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 24, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58630. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924. Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 May. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58630.

APA:

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924., [1908, May 24]. Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58630.

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 27, 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.