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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt informs Kermit Roosevelt that Edward North Buxton has sent the boots, and reminds Kermit that he absolutely must get back to Harvard by September 30. In Oyster Bay, Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt went for their last row and had the townspeople over for a nice afternoon. The Winchester rifles arrived with improper sights, and Roosevelt has responded with a harsh letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton if his letter to Alfred E. Pease was clear on specific points relating to his Africa trip. He has been advised to hire an Englishman but would rather have a native guide. Roosevelt continues to gather supplies and equipment, agreeing that footwear is too important to consider the expense. He shares his travel plans and ideas with Buxton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt encloses the revised lists of supplies for Frederick Courteney Selous. He discusses his reasoning behind the revisions and provides Selous with his travel itinerary. Gerrit Forbes recently visited Roosevelt and recounted his recent hunt in Africa. Roosevelt is reluctant to hire a white man for the trip but will do so if Selous suggests it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt tells Edward North Buxton that he has never used a peep sight for hunting, and describes the type of rifle sights he likes best, including a hand-drawn sketch. Roosevelt relays some details about the timing of travel for his upcoming African safari, saying he is pleased to be able to start the hard physical part of the trip by degrees at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch. The president hopes to stop over in England on the return trip to see Buxton, Frederick Courteney Selous, and other friends. Roosevelt has ordered the books Buxton recommended, and thanks him for sending an interesting extract from a report by J. H. Patterson.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt discusses whether to employ locals or Englishmen as safari guides on his upcoming trip. He has started engaging shikaris, and notes that he would rather not employ white guides unless absolutely necessary. Roosevelt has amended the list of supplies that Frederick Courteney Selous suggested he bring, cutting down on alcohol and luxuries. He discuses the itinerary and logistics of the trip, particularly in relation to ensuring that he is able to shoot good specimens for the Smithsonian Institute, which can easily be transported.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt discusses which gun sights he prefers with Edward North Buxton. He also confirms the dates when he expects to arrive in Africa. Citing concern about his being “an exceedingly soft individual,” Roosevelt intends to “break in” his body at Alfred E. Pease’s ranch before the main hunt. He recently spoke to Gerrit Forbes about the hunting trip in Africa that he just returned from.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Moody

Theodore Roosevelt is returning William S. Sims’ report. Roosevelt appreciates Sims’ report and asks William H. Moody to also get reports from Sims’ on his suggestions about the gunner and officer training and the sights. Roosevelt would like Sims to report on whether or not specializing gunnery officers would leave ships “helpless” if “considerable slaughter is made among them.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward North Buxton provides President Roosevelt with extensive details and advice regarding his upcoming African safari, including: boots, rifle stocks, and rifle and sights Buxton is ordering; the logistical benefits of using Alfred E. Pease’s farm as a base from which to make smaller excursions; routes and timings for various side trips; the logistical benefits of two six-week excursions over one long three month excursion from Pease’s farm; the different types of country and where different types of game may be found; shipping and suppliers; opening a line of credit with Smith, Mackenzie & Co Ltd to purchase necessities in Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-09

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward North Buxton sends an extract from a report by J. H. Patterson to President Roosevelt, noting that Patterson is ill and unlikely to return to British East Africa. Buxton asks Roosevelt what type of rifle sight he favors, offering advice on the type of sight that could be used on Roosevelt’s African safari. Buxton will see Alfred E. Pease soon and will discuss more details of the trip with him. Buxton lists several books that might interest Roosevelt in preparation for his trip. Buxton has tested a stool and includes a sketch of one of its uses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-08

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Letter from Ezra H. Fitch to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ezra H. Fitch to Theodore Roosevelt

Ezra H. Fitch, President of the Abercrombie & Fitch Company, describes a few hunting sights President Roosevelt might consider for his upcoming African safari, which would fit Roosevelt’s ’86 or ’95 Winchester rifles. Fitch is sending a new sight called the “Daniel concentric” for Roosevelt’s review. Fitch also describes several new rifles Abercrombie & Fitch has imported, offering to send any Roosevelt would like for inspection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-07

Creator(s)

Fitch, Ezra H. (Ezra Hasbrouck), 1865-1930

Letter from Nelson O’Shaughnessy to William Loeb

Letter from Nelson O’Shaughnessy to William Loeb

Neal O’Shaughnessy recalls President Roosevelt’s interest in the Mannlicher-Schonauer rifle with a mounted telescope. He discusses the advantages of telescopes over ordinary firearm sights. O’Shaughnessy plans to send some to the War Department to be mounted on the United States’ new standard-issue military firearm and offers to mount one for Roosevelt if he sends the firearm. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-28

Creator(s)

O'Shaughnessy, Nelson, 1876-1932

Gun inventory

Gun inventory

An inventory of materials received from Colonel Stanhope E. Blunt to be taken by Theodore Roosevelt to Africa including guns, sights, and firearms related tools.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1909-03-19

Creator(s)

Unknown