Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Letter from Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville to Theodore Roosevelt

The Earl of Warwick has heard that President Roosevelt is planning a big game hunting trip to East Africa and would like to provide him with information about the shooting trip he took there two years ago. Warwick will be in the United States at the beginning of December and would be happy to travel to Washington to speak with Roosevelt about his experience.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-13

Shooting target

A shooting target used by Edward North Buxton with a hunting rifle. He made eight shots at 100 yards.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-12

List of books and articles

This note lists a number of books, letters, and topics that President Roosevelt has discussed and written about recently.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding arrangements for their hunting trip to Africa. He talked with Carl Ethan Akeley and Colonel J. H. Patterson on the matter. He also mentions the Harvard-Yale football game, Kaiser Wilhelm II angering the German people, and finishing two speeches.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-11-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to update him on plans for their trip to Africa and encloses letters from Frederick Selous, Edward Buxton, and Reginald Wingate. He talks of celebrating Ted’s birthday and spending time talking with him. He closes by saying Archie is back at school and Sagamore is being closed up for the season.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-09-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit Roosevelt about his thoughts on the upcoming Republican National Convention. He is sure they can get Secretary of War Taft nominated, but Roosevelt does worry about a “stampede” for himself. He encloses letters he wrote to be read at the Convention. Roosevelt also writes about spring in Washington, D.C., his thoughts on the guns to take on the African hunting trip, and what to do with Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt’s schooling at Groton.Save

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-06-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to congratulate Kermit Roosevelt on his good marks and share a flattering article about the men in his Cabinet. Roosevelt says he and Kermit will have to read books on Africa to prepare for their trip. Roosevelt has not heard from Archie in a while and Quentin is enamored with baseball. He closes the letter with descriptions of horse riding.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-05-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit with more plans for their Africa trip. He has had help planning from friends Edward Buxton and Frederick Selous. Roosevelt feels the whole trip will last about eleven months. He closes by saying he is interested in Kermit’s rowing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-05-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

Theodore Roosevelt sends Alfred E. Pease a pamphlet he wrote on protective coloration in animals, which he also sent to Frederick Courteney Selous, C. H. Stigand, and Edward North Buxton. “Homesick for the wilderness,” Kermit is out hunting in the Mexican desert and will soon finish his course at Harvard. Edmund Heller wrote Roosevelt about Paul James Rainey’s lion hunt using bear hounds. Unfortunately, Leslie J. Tarlton and V. M. Newland are in poor health. Roosevelt has “settled down into a perfectly quiet life” and does not “intend ever again to go away from Sagamore Hill.” He shares his recent rowing trip with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lloyd Brett

Theodore Roosevelt asks Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Brett to assist Miss Buxton and a friend when they visit Yellowstone National Park. Miss Buxton is the daughter of Edward North Buxton, “an old and valued friend” of Roosevelt’s.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bridges

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with how African Game Trails looks. He asks Robert Bridges for two copies of the library edition to send to Frederick Courteney Selous and Edward North Buxton before he leaves. Upon his return, he will send copies of the Scribner edition to three naturalists.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-15

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Theodore Roosevelt provides Frederick Courteney Selous with an excerpt of a letter that Frederick John Jackson sent another American about Roosevelt’s upcoming safari. The letter included various recommendations about suppliers and itinerary. Roosevelt likes the itinerary, but is concerned about whether he can prevent the press from following his caravan. He asks if the government could refuse to issue them licenses to travel.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid

President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Reid for speaking to Lord Crewe. He accepts a special license for shooting and entering game reserves in Africa, which he will only use if it is unclear that he is on land belonging to a reserve. Roosevelt outlines his plans for procuring supplies for his safari. He makes passing references to the situation in the Balkans, and his thoughts on women’s suffrage. He is amused by a cartoon and article that Reid sent, and shares his feelings about caricatures. The one by Thomas Nast as “an absolute outrage.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Northrup McMillan

President Roosevelt happily accepts the invitation to visit William Northrup McMillan on his African safari. First, he is going to stay at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch, but he hopes to do shorter hunts on both Pease’s and McMillan’s properties before the rainy season ends and he leaves for longer trips. Roosevelt and his son Kermit hope to shoot a male and female of each of the big game animals for the Smithsonian Institution. He discusses several proposed itineraries, but will put off making final decisions until he arrives in Africa.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt has decided to take Frederick Courteney Selous’s advice and hire a white man to manage the caravan on his African safari, despite objections from Edward North Buxton. Roosevelt asks Selous to hire either R. J. Cunninghame or William C. Judd for the job if they are available. He provides a list of provisions that he would like to bring on the trip.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

President Roosevelt tells Alfred E. Pease that he intends to take Frederick Courteney Selous’s advice and hire a white man to manage his caravan on his upcoming safari. Edward North Buxton disagrees with this decision, but Roosevelt feels that this will allow him more time to study the habits of animals and enjoy his holiday. The guide can arrange for the rest of the party, with taxidermists and naturalists, to camp nearby when Roosevelt and his son Kermit stay at Pease’s ranch. Roosevelt also might like to travel into German or Belgian territory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Patterson

President Roosevelt is sorry to hear that J. H. Patterson’s trip to the United States is delayed, and hopes that it is not because he is ill. The arrangements for Roosevelt’s African safari are being finalized. He has asked Frederick Courteney Selous to hire someone to manage the expedition so that he can spend his own time hunting and making notes. He would like to do a trip like one Patterson took, and asks where he went.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-12

Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Theodore Roosevelt

When he is in Africa, President Roosevelt would like to hunt at William Northrup McMillan’s farm, as well as stay at Alfred E. Pease’s, but he will defer to Pease’s judgment on the matter. He is very excited by Pease’s description of all the animals he can shoot along the Nile. Roosevelt discusses when and where he will procure supplies along the way. He must now turn his attention to the presidential election in the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Northrup McMillan

President Roosevelt happily accepts the invitation to visit Willian Northrup McMillan’s house in Nairobi and to hunt on his farm. However, he has already promised to stay at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch when he first arrives, and asks if he can wait to name a time when he can visit McMillan. He discusses the proposed itinerary for his African safari, which includes time in British East Africa and Uganda before traveling up the Nile.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate

President Roosevelt will be happy to accept F. R. Wingate’s offer of a boat and guide to take him up the Nile River to Khartoum. He clarifies that he would like permission to shoot in officers’ game reserves only if there are animals there that he cannot get anywhere else. He is particularly interested in shooting elephants and a white rhinoceros, and discusses the timing of trips that may allow him to get them. Roosevelt is also excited to visit the Congo to see Wingate’s administrative accomplishments there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-14