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George B. Cortelyou informs John Hay that he is forwarding the books for Masʻūd ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn, Governor of Isfahan, and Muẓaffar al-Dīn, Shah of Iran, by President Roosevelt’s request.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-03
President Roosevelt will provide the hunting books for the “representatives of Tiglath-Pileser the First.” Roosevelt is lightheartedly referring to the Governor of Isfahan, Persia, for whom Lloyd Carpenter Griscom had requested an autographed copy of one of Roosevelt’s books. Tiglath-Pileser I was an ancient Assyrian monarch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-03
Secretary of State Hay encloses a letter to President Roosevelt from Masʻūd ibn Nāṣir al-Dīn, the Governor of Isfahan, expressing his gratitude for the gift of a copy of Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-05-08
“The son of Tiglath-Pileser has his ancestors’ tastes. Read the blue-penciled part.” (Secretary of State Hay encloses a letter from Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, Minister to Persia, requesting an autographed copy of President Roosevelt’s books on big game hunting for the Governor of Isfahan.)
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-02
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, United States Minister to Persia, is working to advance American trade in the Middle East and Iran. He has checked out the two main trade routes, one from Tehran to Baghdad, and the other from Isfahan to the River. The Governor of Isfahan, who is also the Shah’s brother, would like an autographed copy of one of President Roosevelt’s books on big game hunting. Griscom thinks such a gift would be very helpful for his work, and suggests two copies be sent so one may also be given to the Shah.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-26