Cartridges

Chronology January 1884 to December 1891

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Cartridge shipping form

A form recording the number of cartridges the Winchester Repeating Arms Company will pack, as well as how the cartridges will be arranged for shipment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-01

Photolog of cartridges found at Elkhorn Ranch site

Catalog of photographs of various cartridges found at the Elkhorn Ranch site.

Collection

Midwest Archeological Center

Creation Date

2009-07-01

Elkhorn Ranch cartridge list

A list of various types and quantities of cartridges found at the Elkhorn Ranch site during the 1957 archaeological excavation.

Collection

Midwest Archeological Center

Creation Date

1957

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Thomas C. Johnson

Kermit Roosevelt has tried to answer the Winchester Repeating Arms Company’s question about the ammunition used on the Brazil expedition. Kermit checked with Anthony Fiala, but Fiala remembers only purchasing the rifle ammunition and that Theodore Roosevelt took care of the shotgun ammunition. Fiala will try to verify this information. Kermit suggests that the Winchester Company could also check with Frank Chapman or George Cherrie.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1927-12-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. F. Riggs

R. F. Riggs can use a quote from Ted Roosevelt where he praises the .375 Hoffman and ammunition made by the Western Cartridge Company.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1926-05-25

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt was pleased to learn that A. H. Fox was in error about the brass shells for the shotgun and that they can be furnished by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Loeb places an order for various shells to be included in Roosevelt’s shipment.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-02-17

Letter from William Loeb to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

General William Crozier sends additional guns and cartridges for President Roosevelt to use on his African safari. They should be put in a case that will let Roosevelt use them on the steamer.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-02-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt sends the Mannlicher gun to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. He also sends a Fox double-barreled shotgun, and asks that both guns have cases and cleaning materials. He would like to know if the first shipment of cartridges has arrived in Mombasa. The Company should have a representative aboard the ship to turn the guns over to him in person and to show him where the cartridges have been stowed.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer

Theodore Roosevelt informs George von Lengerke Meyer that the cartridges from the Winchester company are set to arrive soon by boat. Roosevelt thanks Marian Alice Appleton Meyer for the letter to himself and Edith Roosevelt. Roosevelt would like to visit Meyer after his trip to Africa to discuss matters relating to Meyer’s appointment as Secretary of Navy and the importance of avoiding blunders on the international front.

Collection

Massachusetts Historical Society

Creation Date

1909-03-18

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt received the rifles and feels confident about them. However, the .405s might shoot too high and the sights could be adjusted accordingly. He requests another box of the .30 caliber model 1904 cartridges and one cartridge box for the .405.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-12-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt would like a .22 automatic repeating rifle and 1000 cartridges charged to his account and sent to Alfred E. Pease. Roosevelt has done well with the .405 on safari in Africa.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-05-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt would like a Winchester gun that shoots the same ammunition as his Springfield, and requests more ammunition as well. Roosevelt says the guns should not be sent to Aden to be reshipped, but should be sent to London and thence to Mombasa. Kermit Roosevelt will carry one rifle with him, and Theodore Roosevelt will have another, the balance should be shipped with almost all of the ammunition far enough in advance to receive cable confirmation that they have arrived before Roosevelt himself does.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-07-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt would like to verify details for shipping the ammunition to Mombasa. He will be in Africa about eleven months and hunting half the time. He also emphasizes the importance of using American made guns, over English rifles. He also inquires about carrying spare sights and gun pieces.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-10

Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company answers President Roosevelt’s questions about ammunition he will be taking to Africa and the shipment of goods from London to Mombasa. The Company also describes a hunt made by Ernest Solvay, the inventor of the Solvay sodium carbonate process. Solvay was successful hunting with a .32 Winchester Special Model ’94 rifle and a .405 caliber Model ’95 rifle.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-11

Letter from Rudolph Forster to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Rudolph Forster expresses President Roosevelt’s appreciation that a discrepancy in his ammunition order was noticed. He wanted to order .45-70 cartridges, not .45-90.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-15

Letter from I. L. Lippencott to Theodore Roosevelt

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company believes that the best course of action to get Theodore Roosevelt’s guns to Mombasa for the hunting trip is to send the guns direct to their London agents. Shipment on cartridges can be made in a couple of weeks.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt is able to take cartridges on board the steamer to Africa. He will take 3,000 cartridges with him and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company should ship another 3,000 cartridges.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-22

Letter from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to Theodore Roosevelt

The Winchester Repeating Arms Company would like to know how the cartridges should be packed during the journey to Africa. Usually they put 1,000 cartridges to a case. In this case, they can put a few of each kind of cartridge in a case and any quantity that President Roosevelt wants. The cases that are shipped to Mombasa will be tin-lined to prevent water damage.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-25

Letter from Rudolph Forster to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt thinks the cartridges should be divided in cases that weigh sixty pounds each.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1908-08-27