Letter from Henry Earle Riggs to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Books and reading, Brown, William H. (William Harvey), 1862-1913, Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937, Naturalists, Safaris, South Africa
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Henry Earle Riggs tells President Roosevelt about William H. Brown, an American hunter and naturalist who has lived in South Africa for twenty years. Riggs hopes that Roosevelt will get the opportunity to meet him while Roosevelt is on his Africa trip.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-15
Creator(s)
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
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 Henry Earle Riggs to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 15, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60273. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Riggs, Henry Earle, 1865-1949. Letter from Henry Earle Riggs to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60273.
APA:
Riggs, Henry Earle, 1865-1949., [1909, February 15]. Letter from Henry Earle Riggs to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60273.
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.
