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President Roosevelt thanks Edward North Buxton for the letter and discusses the route he would like to take for his upcoming African safari. He sends his regards to Buxton’s family. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is doing well, but Roosevelt thinks she is looking forward to leaving the White House.
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1908-04-17
President Roosevelt thanks J. H. Patterson for the copy of his book, and agrees that the lion story is truly excellent. Roosevelt is impressed with Edward North Buxton’s conservation efforts in East Africa, and wishes that he had the good fortune to take a hunting excursion there.
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1907-10-25
Ellen A. King asks Theodore Roosevelt to have his secretary send Charles Le May’s address in British East Africa so she can contact his wife, whom she met last summer.
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1911-12-06
Lionel E. Darell shares with Theodore Roosevelt notes from his recent shooting trip to East Africa hoping that it will serve of use to anyone thinking of doing a similar thing.
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1911-10-19
E. Marshall Scull and Alfred M. Collins are going on a safari to some of the places Theodore Roosevelt visited. They want to discuss a few matters with him while they are in New York City.
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1911-07-31
Richard Kearton thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his letter, and informs Roosevelt that he hosted Edward A. Clark, and attempted to show him all he could in his neighborhood. Kearton thinks his brother, Cherry Kearton, will be delighted to learn about Roosevelt’s praise of his pictures of Africa. Cherry Kearton is currently in Borneo with an intended stop in India before returning home, and Kearton will convey Roosevelt’s compliments in his next letter. Kearton mentions that his sister in law and her husband are on their second trip to East Africa, and intend to write a book on their experiences.
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1911-05-31
L. J. Vanderbergh asks Theodore Roosevelt to meet and talk about mutual friends in Uganda and British East Africa. He is only available until 5:15 p.m.
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1911-04-09
Edmund Heller greatly appreciated Theodore Roosevelt’s kind wishes for his latest safari in Africa, but Heller is sure that his experience will not be as good as the time he spent with Roosevelt during Roosevelt’s safari. Heller provides some thorough remarks about the physiological differences he has found between the giant eland and the common eland, as well as white rhinoceroses and black rhinoceroses.
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1911-02-27
M. C. Cloete thoroughly enjoyed Theodore Roosevelt’s book African Game Trails. He encloses a sketch of his African trip. He regrets not meeting Roosevelt, unlike his nephews, who were fortunate to have the honor. Roosevelt’s list of the game shot confirms Cloete’s opinion that Roosevelt only shot what was necessary.
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1911-02-21
Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian, informs Theodore Roosevelt that the zoologist Edmund Heller has an opportunity to travel to northern British East Africa for eight months with the hunter Paul Rainey. The fauna there will supplement Roosevelt’s collections and Heller is willing to go, but hesitant because it would delay is report on mammals. Walcott asks Roosevelt whether he thinks a delay in the report is warranted under the circumstances.
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1911-02-02
Edmund Heller discusses Paul James Rainey and his offer to collect specimens in British East Africa for the Smithsonian. Museum officials urge Heller to accompany Painey, but he feels responsible for completing the work on Roosevelt’s collection. He asks Roosevelt’s opinion on the matter.
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1911-01-31
Charles D. Walcott explains that Edmund Heller has the opportunity to collect zoological specimens in British East Africa with Paul James Rainey. However, Heller is hesitant to delay work on Theodore Roosevelt’s collection. Walcott asks Roosevelt to persuade Heller to accompany Rainey.
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1911-01-30
Edmund Heller hopes Theodore Roosevelt will visit the National Museum of Natural History during his visit to Washington D. C. He discusses the status of the specimens.
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1910-11-12
Edmund Heller informs Theodore Roosevelt the hunting trophies are ready to send to James L. Clark and includes a list of items. He had some of his African photographs enlarged and framed and will send some to Roosevelt. Newland Tarleton and Co. reports that Carl Ethan Akeley was in British East Africa as of six weeks ago.
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1910-08-08
Ambassador Reid explains two matters vital for President Roosevelt to know before he embarks on his African journey: English dress codes and the dangers of mosquito bites. Reid also hopes to continue his diplomatic service under President-Elect William H. Taft and also mentions that Chesterfield House may be available as a site for an embassy. In closing, Reid discusses reactions to recent speeches and congratulates Roosevelt on his “triumphant exit.”
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1909-02-23
Carl Ethan Akeley tells President Roosevelt that he has sent him a model of an elephant head instead of sending drawings and photographs as he had previously promised. Akeley has also made Roosevelt a camp table that he would like to send him, and asks where he can send it. Akeley plans to write to Roosevelt again in a few days about his trip to British East Africa and the elephant group for the American Museum of Natural History.
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1909-02-26
Patrick McDermott, of the College of the Holy Ghost in Pittsburgh, informs President Roosevelt of the extensive number of missions the college runs throughout different regions of Africa. He lists the locations of missions in British East Africa and German East Africa, and invites Roosevelt to visit any of them while on his African safari.
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1909-02-14
A. H. Fox was delighted to hear that President Roosevelt is pleased with his shot-gun. Fox discusses tests the gun went through with different kinds of ammunition, and suggests that American shells will be more satisfactory than shells found in British East Africa. Fox has instructed the Winchester Repeating Arms Company on the type of shells most suitable for packing.
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1909-02-15
Writing on behalf of Reverend W. S. Rainsford, John Jay White offers President Roosevelt advice about his upcoming safari. Both White and Rainsford disagree with Roosevelt’s plan to delay the hunting portion of his trip until after the rainy season. In White’s experience, May is the best time to hunt elephant and lion. White recommends several guides, and shares tips for making the safari more comfortable. He would happily talk in person soon.
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1909-02-03