Enevelope addressed by Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Envelope addressed by Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-16
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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that he can appoint Aaron Johns as Justice of the Peace. Roosevelt is fine with any title John Burroughs selects for the book. Roosevelt is glad that Burroughs liked his final word on the “nature faker” controversy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt would be glad to have a book made of the Yellowstone sketch. Roosevelt cut the clover quickly and was not thinking about nests until afterward. Roosevelt asks Burroughs if he has Chapman’s book on the warblers. Roosevelt feels that he has become “a little like a nature faker myself.” He is interested in a chipmunk that crosses the tennis court during games.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore and Edith Roosevelt were pleased to read John Burroughs’ account of the trip he took with Ted. Ted Roosevelt also killed his first buck this year. Roosevelt asks Burroughs if he has seen Roosevelt’s article in Scribner’s about cougar hunting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-09
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt would like to know if John Burroughs got the pamphlet on concealing coloration. Roosevelt hopes that Burroughs will include in his coming volume of sketches an account of the time they spent together at Pine Knot, including the birds they spotted.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-22
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the article John Burroughs wrote about him. Roosevelt is doing the best he can “to make good what you have said about my attitude about the big trusts.” Roosevelt went for a walk on the White House grounds with Edith and wishes Burroughs was there to identify the various birds.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-04
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
The bird that Theodore Roosevelt wrote John Burroughs about yesterday was a Cape May warbler. Roosevelt would like to know if it is a common bird.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt is followed by reporters if he tries to go out into the woods. Three families of purple finches have built near the Roosevelt home this year, which he does not remember happening before.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-03
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that John Burroughs called his attention to a piece in The Outlook that he had not previously seen. Two of Roosevelt’s other three sons have been wounded in the fighting overseas. Roosevelt believes that there is “nothing finer in our history than the way our young men have eagerly and gladly gone to France to fight for a high ideal.” However, Roosevelt hates for his sons to face dreadful danger while he remains at home, and he is bitter that he was not allowed to join them.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-08-14
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt deeply appreciates the telegram John Burroughs sent following the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-07-29
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt would like to tell John Burroughs about some of the things he saw in South America and would like to know when Burroughs will next be in the New York area.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-07-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed his time in Brazil, even though it was hard and dangerous. Discovering the new river was “really rather extraordinary.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-05-18
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt notes that he and John Burroughs have fought side by side against diverse kinds of “nature fakers.” Roosevelt sends Burroughs an article that he wrote partly in response to Abbott Thayer’s article in Popular Science Monthly. Roosevelt believes that Thayer may be more dangerous than William J. Long, because Thayer is so much more plausible.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-15
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt looks forward to receiving the volume and knows he shall enjoy it.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-06-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
President Roosevelt agrees that Abel Chapman’s book is interesting. Roosevelt hopes that John Burroughs’s prophecy about the big game herds being gone is wrong. Roosevelt does not expect to get lion and elephant while in Africa, but expects to get rhinos, giraffes, hippos, and antelope. Roosevelt anticipates telling Burroughs everything about his time in Africa upon his return.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt writes John Burroughs about the practical application of the term “species” to different animals. Roosevelt is also interested in Burroughs’ account of the woodchucks and thistle-finches, and updates Burroughs on the birds he has seen throughout the season. Roosevelt hopes that “the spirit” will move Burroughs to write about his visit to Pine Knot.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
“Leaf and Tendril” has come, and Theodore Roosevelt will read every word with great interest. Roosevelt is glad that John Burroughs will visit him at Pine Knot. Roosevelt looks forward to Burroughs’ arrival at the White House on May 6.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt saw a white sparrow on the grounds of the White House, the first he recollects seeing there. Roosevelt often wishes that he could ask John Burroughs about a particular bird’s call.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt hopes that John Burroughs will be able to join him for a visit at Pine Knot in May, and provides details about the logistics of the trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that John Burroughs is going on a trip to California and Honolulu. He asks that Burroughs give his love to John Muir. Roosevelt feels confident about the preparations for the Africa trip and will try to find information about the bird songs and nesting of the swallows. Roosevelt put his heart into the preparation of the Lincoln speech and is glad that Burroughs likes it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-24