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Vice President Roosevelt identifies John Goff of Meeker, Colorado, as the name of his guide. He does not think that Goff would part with his dogs. He speculates that the dogs would “step” a bear since he has seen them with mountain lions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-08-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Henry T. Allen for the congratulations. He is glad Allen is having good sport and is interested to hear how successful Allen is with the jackrabbits. Roosevelt will do all he can on Allen’s behalf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-20
R. J. Cuninghame thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter and pamphlet on animal coloration. He reports the success of several safaris and gives updates on some of their friends and fellow hunters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-26
Dr. Evans, an Episcopal minister in Alabama, is preparing a series for The Age Herald called “Dogs That I’ve Known.” He has heard that Theodore Roosevelt hunted with an Airedale terrier in Africa and would like his opinion on it. He also asks Roosevelt’s opinions on other dogs he’s hunted with.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-06
John M. Phillips discusses hunting jaguars in Mexico and regrets Theodore Roosevelt cannot make the hunt. He sends some clippings and thanks Roosevelt for the inscription in his copy of African Game Trails.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-09
Having recently visited East Africa, Anglo-Irish writer Moreton Frewen shares insights with President Roosevelt, including locations where big game gathers, the presence of insects, and people to contact.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-17
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-12
C. Hart Merriam returns the manuscript written by Frederick Courteney Selous with thanks. Merriam found the facts about the cape hunting dog most interesting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-03
John Willis sends President Roosevelt a prospectus of his ranch company to show his progress over the past six years. In recognition of all Roosevelt has done for him, Willis wants to present a small number of stocks in his company. He wants to return to Missouri next year. Willis invites Roosevelt and his sons out to his current Montana ranch for hunting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-09
The pamphlet discusses the origins of the Pacific Coast Bear Club, its hunting dogs, and the rules and membership of the club. The pamphlet also describes a typical bear hunt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-13
John Milliken Parker has just returned from a country trip, and he spoke with Brutus Jackson, who has spent several months locating game for Parker’s hunt in the fall. Parker can guarantee President Roosevelt several kills and while the area is easily accessible by train, it is also very private. Parker and Collier hope to get some old dogs from some “Eastern packs,” so they will be able to alternate days. Parker hopes Roosevelt will be able to take some time off in November or December to join them for the hunt and some “much needed rest.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-03-15
Alexander Lambert encloses a letter from W. A. Brodie concerning the delivery of moose heads and describes his recent hunting trips.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-05
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing a group of men and dogs standing in snow and looking upward.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-06-19
Photograph showing men (Theodore Roosevelt’s hunting party) and dogs in a snowy landscape.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt and party hunting a bear in the woods.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt with hunting dogs in a snowy landscape.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt hunting a bear in the woods.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
Photograph showing William Loeb on horseback with hunting dogs, Fort Worth, Texas.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905