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President Roosevelt describes his experiences with a local cat while camping in Louisiana to his son Quentin Roosevelt.
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1907-10-13
President Roosevelt thinks Archibald B. Roosevelt and his friend Opdyke have made very imaginative plans for a temple on the Ganges, and to tell Opdyke so. Roosevelt describes his attempts at hunting bear and his evaluation of his hunting dogs.
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1907-10-13
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on the weather and the family after the Easter holiday. He discusses the railroad situation and the requests for him to speak on the matter but reiterates that he would be repeating what already has been said. In a postscript, Roosevelt updates his son on the grounds and how the trees and flowers are blossoming.
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1907-03-31
President Roosevelt is sorry, but not surprised, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt did not find any bears given the weather. The naval review “was really a great sight,” especially for Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt, who is devoted to the water and the navy. Roosevelt wishes he was out in the wilderness.
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1906-09-04
President Roosevelt was interested to read John B. Goff’s letter and is pleased that Goff is on good terms with Major John Pitcher, Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt is sorry that the elk have had a bad winter but recommends not killing cougar off unless they are in the neighborhood of where the deer and sheep are. He was also interested in a story that Goff told him of a bear running for cover inside Yellowstone to escape hunters. Roosevelt finally remarks that he was glad to hear about Goff’s dogs and mentions that Skip is doing well and stays with his son Archibald B. Roosevelt much of the time.
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1906-05-02
Alexander Lambert will accompany President Roosevelt on the hunt. Roosevelt reminds Cecil Andrew Lyon that no formal engagements are to interrupt his holiday. Before Lyon takes them bear or peccary hunting, he must be confident they will get one. Roosevelt would rather go wolf hunting with the dogs than hunt bears.
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1905-02-15
President Roosevelt encourages Philip Battell Stewart to keep working in politics in spite of sometimes feeling disheartened. He asks Stewart his opinions about plans for going hunting if there is not an extra session of Congress. The president is thinking of going hunting with John B. Goff first, and then later with Stewart’s men.
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1904-11-30
President Roosevelt likes the bear photographs and hopes to go hunting with John B. Goff when his present job is through.
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1903-10-24
President Roosevelt is not interested in fishing but looks forward to “riding and tramping” in Yellowstone.
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1903-03-28
President Roosevelt believes that untrained dogs are “worse than worthless” but has decided that bringing in John B. Goff’s dogs would cause too much controversy. Whatever happens, Roosevelt will be pleased to be out in the open at Yellowstone Park.
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1903-03-26
President Roosevelt is glad to hear about the dogs and doubts Senator Alger’s opinion that soft snow will prevent outdoor activities.
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1903-03-18
It appears that President Roosevelt will be able to go on the Yellowstone trip and is concerned about having the proper dogs to hunt mountain lions.
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1903-03-12
President Roosevelt will be spending around two weeks in Yellowstone and hopes to use hunting dogs to hunt mountain lions.
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1903-03-02
President Roosevelt would like Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock to consult with Major John Pitcher to ensure that the hounds are allowed into Yellowstone Park for the mountain lion hunt.
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1903-02-14
President Roosevelt would like an update on the effort to get the hounds into Yellowstone Park for the mountain lion hunt.
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1903-02-11
President Roosevelt will be visiting Yellowstone National Park and hopes to hunt mountain lions. He would like John B. Goff to join him with his hunting dogs and offers to pay the travel expenses.
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1903-01-26
President Roosevelt thanks Philip Battell Stewart for his efforts in the recent elections. Roosevelt goes on to recount his unsuccessful bear hunt in Mississippi, from which he has just returned; no bears were killed and the press caused all sorts of problems during and after the hunt. The experience casts doubt on whether the planned hunt with Stewart should go forward. President Roosevelt wants several questions about the proposed hunt answered before he makes up his mind.
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1902-11-24
President Roosevelt would prefer as few people as possible during the hunting trip in Tennessee. Roosevelt also asks if it is possible to return home by way of Tuskegee, Alabama.
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1902-09-11
Sailor Boy, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, has arrived and Ted Roosevelt has been made his “special master.”
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1902-05-26
Vice President Roosevelt is unsure how to advise Winthrop Murray Crane. He knows of a hunter in Wyoming who has hunted mountain lions during the winter and he has dogs. If Crane’s son would like to spend the winter further south, there is a man with hunting dogs near Meeker, Colorado, although that area’s climate is as severe as that of Wyoming. Roosevelt wants to talk with Crane about what has happened in several states.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-10