Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt
John Campbell Greenway sends President Roosevelt a photograph of the buck he shot on a recent hunting trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee
President Roosevelt is looking forward to visiting Arthur Hamilton Lee while in England. If Roosevelt visits in the fall he would be pleased to visit Lee’s hunting lodge, and he details his experiences in deer stalking and fox hunting. Roosevelt agrees with Lee on international athletics and finds that such competition often ends in an unhealthy bitterness. Roosevelt will read The Quarterly, in particular the article on Germany, and he has things to say to Lee in person rather than on paper.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore and Edith Roosevelt were pleased to read John Burroughs’ account of the trip he took with Ted. Ted Roosevelt also killed his first buck this year. Roosevelt asks Burroughs if he has seen Roosevelt’s article in Scribner’s about cougar hunting.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-09
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Letter from James Andrew Drain to Theodore Roosevelt
James Andrew Drain has completed a two week stag hunt in Scotland. He killed seven stags and did not disgrace the country in “shooting or drinking.” Drain is next headed to England.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-11
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Letter from William A. Montgomery to Theodore Roosevelt
William A. Montgomery passes along a letter from Henry C. Sharkey to President Roosevelt about going deer hunting. Montgomery assures Roosevelt that they would love to hunt with him and promises him “a nice time.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-14
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Letter from Henry C. Sharkey to William A. Montgomery
Henry C. Sharkey encourages William A. Montgomery to invite President Roosevelt on a deer hunt, which they can turn into a day’s hunt. Sharkey says if the president needs more body guards they can get more of the “Old Guard” and Roosevelt can bring some of his friends, and also offers to pay Roosevelt’s hunting fees.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
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Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Theodore Roosevelt
William Wingate Sewall, Collector of Customs at Aroostook County, will be sending President Roosevelt some maple sugar. Sewall hopes Roosevelt’s boys can come deer hunting soon, and he describes the camp he has built at Hook Point with his son Fred Sewell. Major General Henry C. Merriam and Civil Service Commissioner Charles Lyman have recently visited. If Roosevelt is too busy to visit Maine, Sewell might be able to come to Oyster Bay.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-01
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. shoots his first deer in the Adirondack Mountains.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1899
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. Marshall Scull
Theodore Roosevelt would like to take a trip to Alaska with his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt. Roosevelt would like to give the younger Roosevelt a chance to kill giant moose, big bear, white sheep, and caribou, and asks E. Marshall Scull for his advice on whom Roosevelt should contact to help set up the trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-08
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John E. Bush
President Roosevelt accepts honorary membership in the Shelby County Deer Hunters’ Association. Roosevelt is pleased to join a group of hunters who value protection and preservation of wildlife.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-03-02
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt tell his son Ted about his recent trip down the Mississippi River, and gives him details about both a bear and a deer he shot. Roosevelt also mentions his reception on the trip down, particularly in Mississippi. Roosevelt is also concerned about his son’s health and wonders if he will be able to play with Harvard’s first string of football.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-10-22
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Stewart Edward White
President Roosevelt comments on the “corking buck” that Stewart Edward White got, and thinks he could have preserved its antlers. He wishes White luck with the bears. He has sent White’s letter to Gifford Pinchot for advice.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-10-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Cary Sanger
President Roosevelt thanks William Cary Sanger for his letter and congratulates his son on the buck. Roosevelt believes Archibald B. Roosevelt will not be able to go on the trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-13
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ernest McGaffey
President Roosevelt discusses turkey and deer hunting with author and sportsman Ernest McGaffey. Roosevelt sends his regards to Mrs. McGaffey and the baby.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. S. Garfield
President Roosevelt was amused at part of H. S. Garfield’s puma article where someone claimed that puma do not kill deer. Roosevelt has personally seen many deer killed by pumas and believes them to be more successful at killing deer then wolves.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-01-11
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Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt
William T. Hornaday is having trouble finding support in Congress for the Game Sanctuary Bill due to a number of legislators who oppose federally established game reserves. Hornaday would like Theodore Roosevelt to write to “as many senators as possible” urging them to support the bill. He also hopes that Roosevelt can write an article, for widespread publication, which is critical of the current system of game preservation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-12-26
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Letter from John E. Bush and Hudson Gartley to Theodore Roosevelt
On behalf of the Shelby County Deer Hunters’ Association in Ohio, John E. Bush and Hudson Gartley extend honorary membership to President Roosevelt. Bush and Gartley also send good wishes for Roosevelt’s African safari.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-22
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Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred E. Pease discusses the possibility of President Roosevelt’s shooting gazelle, wildebeest, hartebeast, and lions while at his ranch. He includes excerpts of letters from his manager, describing a hunt of several lions there.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-15
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Letter from Arthur Hamilton Lee to Theodore Roosevelt
Arthur Hamilton Lee appreciates the friendly letters from President Roosevelt and asks that Roosevelt and his family leave ample time for their visit to England. It is unfortunate that Roosevelt will not be present for the deer-stalking. Lee is pleased Roosevelt will deliver the Romanes lecture at Oxford. The outcome of the election has seemed unclear from abroad, and Lee is glad to hear Roosevelt’s positive update on William H. Taft. Lee asks if Roosevelt will elaborate on statements from his letters about information that he wants to share in person. If the information could assist Lee in serving his country and there was no other way to discuss it, he would come to the United States, but he assures Roosevelt that a message could be transmitted safely through the embassy.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-04
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Letter from Theophilus A. Rogers to Theodore Roosevelt
Theophilus A. Rogers, a three-year-old boy from Jones County, Mississippi, is interested in President Roosevelt’s hunting trips, especially his bear hunting trip in Louisiana. He invites Roosevelt to visit Mississippi and hunt with him there.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-12