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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Howe Forbush

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Howe Forbush

President Roosevelt writes to naturalist Edward Howe Forbush that he has just read Forbush’s report from last year on the destruction of birds in New England. Roosevelt asks if Forbush has noticed a change in numbers this spring or summer. Roosevelt has not noticed a difference, with many types of birds “as plentiful as ever,” noting he has been observing birds in Oyster Bay for 31 years. Only quail and woodcock numbers seem diminished.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919