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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt is pleased that following a successful election in the United States, he can leave for his African safari with “a clear conscience and an easy heart.” Roosevelt questions Edward North Buxton at length about the specifications of the hunting rifles and ammunition he should use on the trip. He would like to avoid having a rifle sent over for him to try if it is possible, because he wants to avoid paying a heavy duty on it. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Woolley

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Woolley

President Roosevelt has received Hermann Woolley’s letter asking him to speak to the Alpine Club, but does not wish to make any firm plans until he is in London. Roosevelt would particularly like to meet the members of the Alpine Club and the Royal Geographical Society, but he is not sure if he will be able to address the club. If he is able to, Roosevelt believes it would have to be an informal talk, although even this he is not able to commit to at present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt tells Edward North Buxton that with the election of president-elect William H. Taft successfully concluded he can go abroad with “a clear conscience and an easy heart.” Roosevelt sends Buxton a copy of a letter he received, and asks for Buxton’s opinion on several matters raised by the author of the letter, primarily in reference to the sorts of guns and traveling supplies Roosevelt will bring with him on safari. Roosevelt asks Buxton to procure some of the mentioned supplies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-01

Letter from J. J. Withers to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from J. J. Withers to Theodore Roosevelt

J. J. Withers received Theodore Roosevelt’s letters and assures him that the Alpine Club will be pleased to welcome him. The committee plans to have a small dinner with the club’s officers and former officers and then attend an ordinary and private meeting. Roosevelt is welcome to invite anyone he wants.  

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-30

Letter from Hermann Woolley to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Hermann Woolley to Theodore Roosevelt

On behalf of the Alpine Club, President Hermann Woolley invites President Roosevelt to attend a meeting in 1910 when he is in London on his return from Africa. Woolley and the members of the club would be especially pleased if Roosevelt could provide a brief talk about his mountaineering experiences, but hopes that he will be able to attend a meeting regardless.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-12

Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James Bryce to Theodore Roosevelt

British Ambassador Bryce asks President Roosevelt if he could send a message to be read at the fiftieth anniversary dinner for the English Alpine Club, of which Bryce is the ex-President. Bryce would also like to introduce Roosevelt to his old friend, Courtenay Ilbert, the Chief Clerk of the House of Commons, who is visiting for two weeks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-05