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Theodore Roosevelt believes that Edgar Alexander Mearns’ diabetes will not make any difference in regards to the Africa trip. Roosevelt agrees with having a case of brandy, a case of whiskey, and case of champagne in the medical stores.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-24
Theodore Roosevelt wonders how much whiskey or brandy he should take for medicinal purposes. He also supposes that Edgar Alexander Mearns will have “small mammal traps and the like.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-20
Theodore Roosevelt believes that he and Edgar Alexander Mearns will have a great time in Africa. The trip can also have real importance from a scientific perspective.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-13
Theodore Roosevelt knows that Edgar Alexander Mearns will have his travel accommodations made in advance, but reminds him to make plans for where he will stay on the steamer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-10
Theodore Roosevelt will read Mammals of the Mexican Boundary with great interest. Roosevelt looks forward to when Edgar Alexander Mearns will publish a more extensive book on the mammals and birds of East Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-08
William Loeb refers Edgar Alexander Mearns to the enclosed letter from Dr. A. Walter Hermann and asks if there is any advantage in having the case along on the trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-05
Theodore Roosevelt regrets to send Edgar A. Mearns the enclosed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-24
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Major Mearns that Roosevelt has written to the Surveyor General of Fredericton, New Brunswick, to secure hunting permissions for Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-20
Theodore Roosevelt will send the letter and enclosure to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. Roosevelt does not understand why Edmund Heller has not published pamphlets on the white rhino or eland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-07
Theodore Roosevelt has undertaken a libel suit against a Michigan editor who publicly accused Roosevelt of being a “habitual drinker.” Roosevelt would like Edgar Alexander Mearns to testify to the fact that Roosevelt “practically drank nothing during our African trip.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1913-02-01
Theodore Roosevelt does not think the Africa expedition should take a moving picture machine along. They would be hampered by carrying it and the advertising “should be very undesirable.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-12
Theodore Roosevelt has had Edgar Alexander Mearns detailed from the army and under the direction of Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution. Larger animals on the expedition will be shot by Theodore or Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt is interested in adding reptiles and freshwater fish to the specimens collected. The curing and transportation of the specimens will be paid for by the Smithsonian.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-03
Theodore Roosevelt asks Edgar Alexander Mearns to tell J. Alden Loring and Mr. Heller that they are not allowed to publish anything related to the expedition until after Roosevelt’s articles and book have appeared. They must also make sure that letters to families or friends are not published.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-03
Theodore Roosevelt invites Edgar Alexander Mearns to a dinner he is having with African hunters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-06
Following the publication of Theodore Roosevelt’s article, Roosevelt would like Edgar Alexander Mearns to write a scientific report on the expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-06
Theodore Roosevelt asks for Edgar Alexander Mearns’ feedback on the propositions regarding Mearns work as naturalist and medical advisor on the Africa expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-29
President Roosevelt welcomes Edgar Alexander Mearns as the naturalist and medical advisor on his African Safari with “three cheers!” Roosevelt authorizes Mearns to requisition medical supplies from the Army and have them stored pending shipping to Africa, and outlines details of his travel and outfitting plans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-03