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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges Eugene V. Bronson’s letter but informs him that, unfortunately, Roosevelt has no bullets to send him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-27
Theodore Roosevelt sends Willoughby S. Williams a bullet which he used to kill an elephant in Africa “to be given as you suggest.” He adds that “the man ought to have not only a large family, but ought to be doing his duty by them.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-18
President Roosevelt notifies the Winchester Repeating Arms Company that he will not be bringing his 45.70 Winchester on his safari. Roosevelt asks that his ammunition order be altered to prioritize bullets for the government rifle and his .405 Winchester, and inquires whether the company has received the bullets they will send to Mombasa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-06
President Roosevelt thanks William R. Cross for the letter about the effectiveness of explosive bullets. Roosevelt does not think he would want to use such bullets on “big, tough African game.” He hopes to see Cross when he comes through Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-26
William R. Cross tells President Roosevelt about a new type of explosive bullet that he used to great effect on a moose during a recent hunting trip in Ontario.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-24
Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier summarizes discoveries about the presence of antimony in the bullets collected in the aftermath of the Brownsville Affair for Acting Secretary of War Oliver. Crozier says that the Ordnance Department distributed the bullets, but “official specifications do not call for antimony in the Government bullet.” There are three possibilities that might have contributed to the presence of antimony in the bullets, that are being investigated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-09
Chemist W. F. Hillebrand submits a chemical analysis of the spent bullets from the Brownsville Affair to Director of Geological Survey George Otis Smith at the request of Senator Francis E. Warren, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs. Hillebrand adds that to accommodate time limitations, no attempt was made to look for trace amounts of potentially unusual chemicals, but it is possible they are present in the bullets.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-05
An image of a steel plate with two bullet holes, accompanied by a handwritten note describing the results and angles of the two shots.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-20
A list of various types and quantities of cartridges found at the Elkhorn Ranch site during the 1957 archaeological excavation.
1957