Big game hunting

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt encloses several letters for his son Kermit regarding their upcoming trip to Africa. Roosevelt discusses the guns that the two of them should bring, and tells Kermit that it is time to discuss when they should make the trip. He also includes a letter from Seth Bullock about the upcoming Republican National Convention. Roosevelt believes that Secretary of War William H. Taft can be nominated on the first ballot. Additionally, Roosevelt has heard from Endicott Peabody, the Rector of Groton school, and has decided that the best course of action regarding Archibald Roosevelt’s education is to hold him back a year.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt thanks Edward North Buxton for the information about Africa, and plans to follow almost exactly the itinerary he has proposes. He discusses the animals he would like to shoot, but tells Buxton that he and Kermit will only shoot one apiece of each animal.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Patterson

President Roosevelt tells J. H. Patterson that he will likely be able to make the hunting trip in Africa. He describes the guns he hopes to bring, outlines his tentative travel plans, and discusses the game he would like to shoot. He asks Patterson to advise him “in rough fashion” about his plan.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt discusses the potential timing of his trip to Africa, the game he would like to shoot, and the guns he plans to bring.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt sends Edward North Buxton his preferred itinerary for his trip to Africa. He would like to balance having plenty of time hunting in game country with other activities. Roosevelt also tells Buxton that his son Kermit will be coming on the trip.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt tells Frederick Courteney Selous about some of the guns he would like in his outfit for his trip to Africa. He also speaks of his proposed itinerary and asks Selous if the plan is all right. Roosevelt does not want to be a game butcher, but would like to collect specimens of the different kinds of big game. He would prefer not to go to Europe before beginning his hunt, as he wants to avoid publicity if possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Helena Patterson

President Roosevelt thanks Frances Helena Patterson for forwarding his letter to her husband, J. H. Patterson. Roosevelt expresses admiration for Patterson’s book The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and hopes Patterson can advise him on his post-Presidency hunting trip to Africa.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt asks Frederick Courteney Selous for advice about planning a hunting trip in Africa after the end of his presidency.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt tells Edward North Buxton that next year he will be out of the presidency and is contemplating going for a hunting trip in Africa. He outlines a potential route and asks Buxton if he has any suggestions for where to find good game.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mason Mitchell

President Roosevelt is delighted by the big game hunting success Mason Mitchell has had, and encourages him to write about his experiences hunting in Asia and Africa. Roosevelt is not sure whether he has been able to secure Mitchell’s desired promotion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-07

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about the funeral of former President McKinley’s widow Ida McKinley. He then describes his trip on the train out west as he passed through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan. Roosevelt closes by saying he needs to talk to Kermit about his hunting trip.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry Storey

President Roosevelt thanks Harry Storey for sending a copy of his book, Hunting and Shooting in Ceylon. Roosevelt has been corresponding with hunter Frederick Courteney Selous and hopes that he will write a book “on the natural history of big game.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank B. Noyes

President Roosevelt cannot answer Frank B. Noyes on the matter since the bear is still alive and that he prefers not to divide the skin ahead of time. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. B. M. Young

President Roosevelt implores General Young to accept the position of Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.   

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt regrets that he cannot write about the topic that Edward North Buxton mentioned, as he does not know enough about the subject. Roosevelt comments that people protesting against big game hunting do not know all the facts, and compares them to people he has had to combat in the United States regarding hunting and protection of game. He congratulates Buxton on the work he and the society for the preservation of the wild fauna of the Empire are doing, and gives Buxton permission to publish this congratulations if it would help him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt hopes that Gifford Pinchot will second Ted Roosevelt’s nomination to the Boone and Crockett Club. Ted has killed deer, moose, and elk.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Angus Airlie Kinloch

President Roosevelt would like Alexander Angus Airlie Kinloch to send him an autographed copy of the latest edition of his book on hunting. He recently had a visit from Frederick Courteney Selous, and wants Selous to write about the natural history of big game as much as possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt is most interested in what Frederick Courteney Selous wrote about the cheetahs. Roosevelt hopes that Selous will take a hunting trip to India and advance the knowledge of big game.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt has very much enjoyed Frederick Courteney Selous’s articles and hopes he will write a book about the natural history of big game. Roosevelt appreciates Selous’s ability to describe sights vividly and accurately.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William T. Hornaday

President Roosevelt thanks William T. Hornaday for the recommendation on a taxidermist. Roosevelt wishes he knew about Hornaday’s experience with the buck before the book was published.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-16