Willis, John, 1857-1944

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-05-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Willis, John, 1857-1944

Language

English

President Roosevelt is very glad to hear from John Willis, and while it is impossible for him to travel west at the present moment, he promises to go bear hunting with him whenever the opportunity arises. In the meantime, he invites Willis to dine at the White House if he ever travels to Washington, D.C.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt is too busy to write personal replies. On his behalf, his secretary thanks John Willis for the invitation to visit Glasgow, Montana. However, he cannot make it there and hopes to see Willis in Missoula or Helena if possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-28

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt recalls meeting “Whistling John” Willis when Willis had lost everything in a fire. He congratulates Willis on making his “way up” in life and compares Willis’s youth in the West to the Vikings. Roosevelt intends to visit the Panama Exposition and would be pleased to stop in Glasgow, Montana, to see Willis. He agrees that cattle country is turning into farming country and is glad that Willis is interested in protecting the mountain sheep and blacktail (mule) deer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt agrees that this is the last time John Willis will write to a president, unless Willis makes friends with Roosevelt’s successors. Roosevelt sent on the autograph to Marion Working as requested. Roosevelt thinks he will have a good time in Africa, but wishes he could hunt wolves and coyotes with Willis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is glad to see John Willis excel at ranching and is honored that Willis offered him a stock in the ranch. However, while Roosevelt is in office, he will not be able to own any of the ranch. He would like to visit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses a letter from US Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot and tells John Willis he cannot fulfill Willis’s request without an act of Congress. Roosevelt comments on his desire to go bear hunting and recounts his recent turkey hunting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells John Willis to tell Tiedt to come and see him when he is in Washington, D.C., and to show this letter to William Loeb if he has any difficulty getting through to see him. Roosevelt wishes he had been there when Willis got the white wolf, and asks if it “cut up the dogs much.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has asked the Bureau of Reclamation to take immediate action in the “Milk River matter,” and has authorized them to go ahead with the current scheme, even though it will probably cost more money than he has previously felt warranted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells John Willis and his wife, Waltrene Willis, to come to the inauguration. The president also wishes he could get after “that bear,” but does not believe it is a possibility.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is pleased that his old friend, John Willis, is standing by him. If he is reelected, Roosevelt requests that he attend the inauguration and have dinner with him at the White House. Roosevelt wishes they could go for a hunt but laments that “he could not begin to do the things we used to do in the old days.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks John Willis for the letter and will always cherish their experience together. Roosevelt will attempt to find someone impartial for the judgeship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-08-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Willis, John, 1857-1944

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-08-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Willis, John, 1857-1944

Language

English