Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Animal traps--Equipment and supplies, Brandy, Burroughs Wellcome Company, Champagne (Wine), Diabetes, Hamburg-American Line, Health, Hunting, Medical supplies, Puma, Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Travel--Planning, United States National Museum, United States--Yellowstone National Park, Washington (D.C.), Whiskey, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927, Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922, Zoological specimens
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Edgar Alexander Mearns will be traveling on the same boat as Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt. He also has brandy, whiskey, and champagne set aside for medical use. The tools for collecting specimens will be furnished by the United States National Museum. Mearns may also have diabetes, but he defends his health and ability to make the Africa trip. Mearns also encloses a letter from Peter Holt, a scout at Yellowstone Park. Mearns killed a mountain lion for Holt once.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-22
Creator(s)
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
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
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 Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 22, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59067. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59067.
APA:
Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916., [1908, August 22]. Letter from Edgar Alexander Mearns to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59067.
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 13, 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.
