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Byron S. Hurlbut thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his invitation and hopes to join him for a luncheon next time he comes to New York for reasons other than the College Entrance Board at Columbia. Kermit Roosevelt called Hurlbut’s office and heard Hurlbut’s letter, and then went hunting.
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1911-09-21
Edward L. Burlingame praises Kermit Roosevelt’s article about mountain sheep hunting. He informs Theodore Roosevelt that they will happily publish it.
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1911-09-20
Henry P. Curtis describes a recent publication on European natural history that he believes Theodore Roosevelt might be interested in. He explains how many towns were named after the animals that once resided there, such as Wolverhampton (wolves).
Curtis also shares with Roosevelt that his father was a Whig, while Curtis is a Republican. He expresses admiration for Senator John Sherman, discusses his political adversaries, and wishes that Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, and Daniel Webster could have been presidents.
John B. Burnham informs Theodore Roosevelt that he is sending the constitution of the new National Game Protective Association, explains its purpose of protecting wildlife and enforcing game laws, and asks Roosevelt to return the copy after review.
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1911-09-14
Dougald Macgillivray invites Theodore Roosevelt to Nova Scotia to speak at the Canadian Club and suggests a moose hunt as an added incentive.
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1911-09-12
Clifford I. Millard asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be interested in a bear hunt in the Dismal Swamp, noting reports from woodsmen and farmers that bear activity is unusually high and causing damage to crops and livestock.
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1911-09-11
John Jacobs, a buffalo hunter and polo pony trainer, has heard that President Roosevelt may come to San Antonio for a hunting trip. Jacobs has no political intentions but offers to supply Roosevelt with dogs and ponies simply to ensure he has a good time. He encloses letters of reference.
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1907-09-03
Civil Service Commissioner John A. McIlhenny asks William Loeb if it is convenient for him to spend Saturday and Sunday with President Roosevelt to discuss the hunt Roosevelt wants to go on.
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1907-08-28
John Callan O’Laughlin asks William Loeb to suggest hunting locations for his friend Medill McCormick. He hopes Loeb will continue writing occasionally. O’Laughlin encloses several articles.
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1907-08-19
Arthur Walbridge North has sent President Roosevelt the hide of a bighorn sheep which he hunted in Lower California, Mexico. He did not send the head as he donated it to his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, but he sends a photograph of the sheep after it was shot. While he was in Mexico, North learned about two types of lions, designated as mountain lions and pumas, with distinct physical and behavioral characteristics.
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1907-03-22
Ripley Hitchcock, editor at Harper & Brothers, notifies President Roosevelt that his articles on hunting that had been published in Harper’s Round Table magazine have been combined into a book called Good Hunting. Hitchcock says the publishers have followed all of Roosevelt’s requests, and expresses his hope that Roosevelt will be pleased. Hitchcock also notes that they are publishing Sampson Rock of Wall Street by Edwin Lefevre, which he believes Roosevelt will be interested to hear. Hitchcock says he will be in Washington, D.C., in upcoming weeks and hopes they can meet then and discuss more literary matters.
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1907-02-08
R. M. Norboe is pleased that conservationist John M. Phillips has called upon President Roosevelt and that Phillips is so interested in protecting Pennsylvania game, which Norboe believes is a step in the right direction. Norboe describes an encounter he had with a pack of wolves while hunting. He encloses a picture of the skin of a bear killed in Alaska.
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1906-12-23
George Otto Trevelyan writes to President Roosevelt about Panama and the Philippines, drawing parallels with Macaulay’s histories and Ancient Rome. Trevelyan discusses the British diplomatic service and his latest work on the American Revolution. He also describes a recent visit from Charles Francis Adams and his wife, and he muses on what it is like to be old. Trevelyan writes of their shared love of English literature, mentioning Milton, Chaucer, and W. W. Jacobs.
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1906-12-12
Robert Bridges from Charles Scribner’s Sons sends President Roosevelt a check in payment for the serialization of two articles. Bridges also sends magazine proofs and will send a sample of a book manuscript in a few days. He asks Roosevelt who should be credited concerning illustrations and photographs. Bridges also congratulates the president on his speech at Harvard which was a “great delight.”
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1905-06-29
Alexander Lambert forwards a letter of interest from Thomas Lyons to President Roosevelt and compliments Roosevelt on good judgment in choosing weather conditions for hunting. Lambert further states that his photographs were enlarged and that he is happy with them. Lambert encourages Roosevelt to keep up with lemon juice, calomel and quinine.
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1905-06-18
Thomas Lyons was glad to read of the successes Alexander Lambert and President Roosevelt had on their hunting trip and invites Lambert to go hunting grizzly bears with him in the future. Lyons wishes Lambert to bring to the attention of Roosevelt that Nicholas Galles, a capable and responsible man, is seeking to become Governor of New Mexico.
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1905-06-06
William Llewellyn encourages Theodore Roosevelt to hunt for jaguars in Chihuahua. Llewellyn includes an itinerary that would allow this venture to happen in complete privacy from the public.
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1905-01-03
John Pitcher will let President Roosevelt know when he arrives in Washington, D.C., and hopes he will take a hunt at Yellowstone National Park in the fall of 1905.
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1904-12-19
Edgar S. Wilson sends editorials from Mississippi newspapers, none of which endorsed Roosevelt. He is hopeful that with the election over, the extreme negativity towards Roosevelt will abate. None of Roosevelt’s appointees in Mississippi have been problematic and Wilson writes that this is winning over some of the President’s opponents. Wilson asks for a meeting. He also reminds Roosevelt of their planned bear hunt.
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1904-11-19
W. Sloan Simpson and Colonel Cecil Andrew Lyon are planning a hunting trip with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt will be on vacation in Texas and they hope to hunt wolves and bears.
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1904-11-16