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President Roosevelt tells Carl Ethan Akeley that he is thinking of hiring an Englishman named Judd to manage his caravan for the African safari, but that if he does not, he may hire R. J. Cunninghame. He asks for Akeley’s opinion of Cunninghame.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-06
Josephine M. Stricker encloses an unknown item for Carl Ethan Akeley, at the direction of Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-01-30
Theodore Roosevelt tells Carl Ethan Akeley that his letter will be filed at once along with Miller’s, and that Roosevelt hopes he “will be allowed to use him.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-05-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Carl Ethan Akeley an enclosed item at the direction of Theodore Roosevelt. The item concerns Akeley’s nomination to the Century Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-01-30
“Colonel Roosevelt asked me to send the enclosed letter to you.” (A handwritten note at the bottom of the letter reads, “Letter from M. D. Ferris enclosed.”)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-02-10
President Roosevelt thanks Carl Ethan Akeley for letting him know that R. J. Cunninghame is alright. He is immensely pleased.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-11-28
Theodore Roosevelt asks Carl Ethan Akeley if they can have lunch together on June 6.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1913-05-20
President Roosevelt thanks Carl Ethan Akeley for the letter and model of the elephant’s head that Akeley sent him. Roosevelt will also gladly accept the table that Akeley offered Roosevelt, and asks if Akeley would send it care of Emil Boas of the Hamburg-American Line. Roosevelt looks forward to hearing about Akeley’s plans for his own trip, and he will certainly try to get the elephants that Akeley mentioned if they are there and he is able to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-28
President Roosevelt thanks Carl Ethan Akeley for the book, and says that he was pleased to be able to take lunch with Akeley and his wife.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-08
President Roosevelt thanks Carl Ethan Akeley for a plaster cast of an elephant’s head, used to determine the best angle at which to shoot an elephant.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-27
Leslie J. Tarlton describes a recent hunting safari he and a friend from Australia made in Kenya. Tarlton hunted many lions and elephants with Robert Barr Smith, and while they had very good luck with the lions, they were less fortunate hunting elephants.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-05
Theodore Roosevelt believes any club would be lucky to have Carl Ethan Akeley as a member.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-03