Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Africa, Bulpett, C. W. L., Cunninghame, R. J. (Richard John), 1871-1925, India, Letters, McMillan, William Northrup, Sir, 1872-1925, Safaris

Frederick Courteney Selous forwarded the letter President Roosevelt sent to Sir William Northrup McMillan who is currently in India. McMillan and Lucie Fairbanks Webber McMillan will be in Mombasa before Roosevelt arrives.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

Creator(s)

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

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

2

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 Theodore Roosevelt. [January 27, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60138. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917. Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60138.

APA:

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917., [1909, January 27]. Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60138.

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 5, 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.