Game wardens

President Roosevelt discussed the matter that Edward A. Eames wrote about with C. Hart Merriam, and concluded that the men in question are state, and not federal officials. Thus, Roosevelt does not have anything to do with the matter. Roosevelt reminds Eames, who asked about adequate punishment for the game protector, that although Roosevelt believes that the man was guilty of “foul murder,” he was killed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt asks if Roger S. Baldwin could start a petition that would justify Roosevelt saying that there was a movement in California to have forest rangers made game wardens. Roosevelt would also like to place Yosemite under national control but until there is strong sentiment favoring such a move he fears that his support would only create hostility.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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

Eustus E. VanHorn, a former Rough Rider, is a candidate for New Mexico Game and Fish Warden. He asks Theodore Roosevelt to send an endorsement on his behalf to Governor-elect William C. McDonald.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-02

Creator(s)

VanHorn, Eustus E. (Eustus Evans), 1875-1933

Ted Roosevelt thanks John Campbell Greenway for all he has done for him. President Roosevelt is in favor of Ted working with Greenway. He hopes to complete college this year. Ted saw in the newspaper that a game warden was supposedly coming to arrest him for hunting with Greenway without a license.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1905-1909

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

Governor Roosevelt thanks John Randolph Spears for the letter. Roosevelt has been disappointed with the job performance of the game wardens and is trying to engineer a “complete change.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

D. C. Nowlin has replaced Albert Nelson as State Game Warden of Wyoming. DeForest Richards views the appointment as a positive development that will stop the illegal killing of game in the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-05

Creator(s)

Richards, DeForest, 1846-1903