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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Northrup McMillan

President Roosevelt has heard that William Northrup McMillan is one of the best resources in East Africa for hunters. He describes his plan to hunt for six or seven months in British East Africa, starting next April, killing only specimens for the National Museum and meat. Roosevelt would greatly appreciate if McMillan could advise him on where he can, with certainty, obtain lion, elephant, buffalo, and eland. He hopes his inquiries do not bother McMillan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Kermit Roosevelt regarding his hunting trip, during which he killed a prong buck.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-08-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt sends his 45-50 rifle to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. It has the perfect trigger pull, although the stock is too short. Roosevelt would like the three rifles being made for him to have the same weight trigger as the one he is sending and the same stock as a rifle they already have. He asks that the rifle be sent back as soon as possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Percy C. Madeira

President Roosevelt tells Percy C. Madeira that he has sent exactly the information Roosevelt needs for his upcoming African safari. Roosevelt will follow Madeira’s recommendations about books to read, getting maps of the region through American Embassies, short trips to get into shape, and boats for navigating the Nile.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Fairfield Osborn

President Roosevelt returns four books to Henry Fairfield Osborn, and requests that he send An Introduction to the Study of Mammals Living and Extinct by Richard Lydekker and William Henry Flower. Roosevelt thanks Osborn for all his help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sowden Sims

President Roosevelt thought Lieutenant Commander Sims’s article was interesting. Roosevelt has had men tell him that they have killed antelope at a distance of 800 yards.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-29

Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Theodore Roosevelt

Alfred E. Pease tells President Roosevelt it is a pleasure and an honor to help him with his trip to British East Africa and includes details and recommendations on several topics, including: depositing money into the National Bank of India in Nairobi to purchase horses and saddles; the best binoculars and telescopes; location and types of game; camping equipment, including baths and candles; and how to avoid mosquitoes. Pease assures Roosevelt he need not worry about being out of shape.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Commissioner Roosevelt recently traveled to his ranch; the hunting went well but his cattle were in poor condition. Roosevelt jokes that his tales of antelope will not compare to Ferguson being in the real wilds with caribou and white bear.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1894-10-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt describes his recent hunting trip with Alexander Lambert and Sylvane M. Ferris. He also shares anecdotes about Ethel Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt, and John Willis.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1893-10-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Commissioner Roosevelt summarizes his recent, and difficult, hunting trip with Hector Munro Ferguson. Sylvane M. Ferris is very ill and unable to assist with the cattle round-up apart from some overseeing. The cattle are looking well but prices are low. Roosevelt concludes by discussing several matters related to the ranch.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1892-08-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Commissioner Roosevelt regrets to hear about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s health. Roosevelt recently visited the ranch and had success hunting with a new Winchester rifle. The “political pot is boiling” but Roosevelt expects William Jennings Bryan to lose. He closes with a brief story about a Roosevelt family trip to Lake Champlain.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1896-09-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes

Commissioner Roosevelt was saddened by Patty Selmes’s letter. He wishes he could have seen Selmes and comforted her. Roosevelt describes his recent visit to his ranch and how he wished Selmes could have been there.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1896-10-05

Rocky Mountain chapter

An unpublished excerpt from The Birch Bark Roll on hunting big game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-11

Fragmented revisions of Hunting in Cattle Country

Handwritten revisions on two pages from Hunting in Cattle Country. Theodore Roosevelt recounts hunting antelope and arranging a carcass on a pack horse.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Hermann Speck von Sternburg thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his thoughtful Christmas gift and discusses hunting for antelope in Northern China. He describes his life in China and notes that he hopes to visit Japan and Korea in the fall, before returning home via the United States to deal with his affairs there next year.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1893-06-01