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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt praises his son Archie for “the twenty-shot chicken” and notes that the meat gets bruised if you shoot birds on their body. He asks if Archie will be able to visit him and his mother at the Grand Canyon. He should ask his headmaster, H. D. Evans, if he can be allowed to go. Roosevelt is excited to visit his son at school and hopes they will have a chance to take a ten or fifteen mile ride into the desert.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday writes to inform Theodore Roosevelt of his opposition to the proposed lease of Stinking Lake, New Mexico, to a sportsman’s club looking to “turn the finest wild-fowl bredding ground in New Mexico into a duck “preserve.”” Hornaday believes that Stinking lake should be designated as a national bird preserve.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-12-10

Creator(s)

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William T. Hornaday to Theodore Roosevelt

William T. Hornaday writes to Theodore Roosevelt to advise that Iowa state game warden Elmer Calvin Hinshaw is fighting against bills to give Iowa prairie chickens and quail five year close seasons. It has been reported in the press that Roosevelt is supporting Hinshaw on account of Roosevelt being a member of the Advisory Board of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-03-16

Creator(s)

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

Letter from Frederic T. Lewis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frederic T. Lewis to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic T. Lewis tells Theodore Roosevelt that the Massachusetts legislature is attempting to allow the shooting of certain ducks and geese from January until April 15. In 1909, a bill was passed prohibiting the shooting of all ducks and geese from January 1 through September 15. Lewis would like a statement from Roosevelt against the modified bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-10

Creator(s)

Lewis, Frederic T. (Frederic Thomas), 1875-1951

Letter from William Eleroy Curtis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Eleroy Curtis to Theodore Roosevelt

William Eleroy Curtis describes the origination and various iterations of the bird story, comparing the process to the game of “Gossip.” What began as a story of Theodore Roosevelt shooting birds in Africa as natural history specimens turned into him killing birds in Oyster Bay for “the mere lust of killing.” Hence, the newspaper article’s comment that a man who kills birds in nests for gratification will “not hesitate to disregard the rights of any one that stands in the way of his desires.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-01

Creator(s)

Curtis, William Eleroy, 1850-1911