Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton
Subject(s): Big game hunting, Books and reading, Grant, Madison, 1865-1937, Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Truthfulness and falsehood
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Charles Sumner Bird follows up with Ernest Thompson Seton on his idea to write a book about Charles “Buffalo” Jones’s African expedition. He would like to write a preface about his “northern” trip, and notes that Madison Grant believes that this trip is a lie. Bird acknowledges that Jones is very enthusiastic, but says that he believes he is truthful. He notes that Seton and Theodore Roosevelt also believe Jones’s stories.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-06
Creator(s)
Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927
Recipient
Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton. [February 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64372. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927. Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton. [6 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64372.
APA:
Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927., [1911, February 6]. Letter from Charles Sumner Bird to Ernest Thompson Seton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o64372.
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.
