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George E. Harrison and W. H. Harrison send photographs they took of moose near the Big Fork River in Minnesota. They advise President Roosevelt on who to procure as a guide and invite him to join them next year on an expedition to see moose and other “majestic wild animals.”
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1901-11-26
Edmond Kelly offers President Roosevelt the use of his cabins near Colorado Springs, Colorado, should Roosevelt return to the area for hunting. Kelly is pleased that Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency.
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1901-11-13
James M. Ashton has recently read about President Roosevelt’s cougar hunt. He does not think Roosevelt would have quite so great of a hunt in Washington but there are plenty of cougars. Ashton will be in Washington, D.C., shortly after Christmas and would like to meet with Roosevelt.
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1901-11-07
Senator Quarles had great success hunting, especially duck hunting, on the Native American reservations in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. He discussed with the locals arranging a large hunt for next year and invites President Roosevelt to join him.
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1901-10-25
Roger D. Williams compliments President Roosevelt on his article about cougar hunting. Williams has an excellent hunting dog, Babette, that he would like to send to Roosevelt’s guide, John B. Goff, for breeding. He believes that Goff could create a great “lion and cat pack” with Babette. Kentucky Republicans and Democrats appreciate and understand Roosevelt’s actions in the “Washington incident.”
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1901-10-26
On behalf of himself and President Roosevelt’s many friends in the Pacific Northwest, James M. Ashton congratulates Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. Before William McKinley’s assassination, Ashton and his friends were preparing to invite Roosevelt on a hunting trip but the new demands on Roosevelt’s time make this unlikely. Should Roosevelt every travel to Washington, Ashton offers to help with the visit.
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1901-10-12
Winston Churchill thanks President Roosevelt for the book suggestions and invites him to go hunting. Churchill is preparing to go to Europe but plans to stop in Washington for a day to see Roosevelt. He looks forward to shaking the hand of a president.
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1901-10-03
John Willis has been scouting a large bear that he thought President Roosevelt might be able to hunt. Upon returning to town, he heard of the news of Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency. Willis is sad that the presidency came to Roosevelt under such difficult circumstances. He understands that Roosevelt can no longer make a trip west. Willis is doing well in Montana and has a ranch with a “good start of cattle.”
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1901-09-20
Due to ill health, Governor Crane’s nephew has been spending time in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and his condition has improved. The nephew requested Vice President Roosevelt’s advice on a suitable location where he could hunt and fish. Crane would appreciate any suggestions Roosevelt can provide.
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1901-09-05
James Andrew Drain secured a strong settlement with the federal government and is now able to properly equip the Washington State National Guard. He would like Vice President Roosevelt to visit their state encampment next June. Drain thanks the Roosevelt family for their hospitality.
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1901-08-30
Caspar Whitney asks Theodore Roosevelt if there would be material enough for an article on hunting in the days of Lewis and Clark and if Roosevelt will write it.
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1901-07-22
Gifford Pinchot does not expect Vice President Roosevelt to be able to attend the meeting of the American Forestry Association but hopes he will be able to send a letter as he did last year. Pinchot is taking a short trip to Oregon and is unsure whether he will be able to take a hunting trip in the fall.
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1901-07-23
Gifford Pinchot regrets not having a letter for the Denver meeting of the American Forestry Association but understands Vice President Roosevelt’s position. Pinchot and Frederick Haynes Newell are exploring some grazing and irrigation issues and will be leaving for a two week trip to the mountains. Although Pinchot expects to miss his hunt, he hopes he and Roosevelt have a “good visit, with lots of exercise.”
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1901-08-05
Jean N. Ingram sends Theodore Roosevelt his illustrated article on industrial New Zealand and urges him to plan a hunting trip there. He briefly describes the Maori people and the landscape. He discusses the ancient moa bird and the modern kea, “tigers on wings.” Ingram asks if The Outlook would be interested in an article on Australia.
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1911-01-18
George Bird Grinnell writes that Theodore Roosevelt should laugh at the absurd news published about him. A. G. Wallihan will not be publishing his book of photographs with the Boone and Crockett Club at this time. A New York publisher will distribute it on a subscription basis. If they fail to get enough subscriptions to justify publishing it, then Wallihan will come back to the Boone and Crockett Club. Grinnell also asks for Roosevelt’s opinion on the idea that wild animals are dangerous if people live or pass through their areas.
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1901-03-01
Bradley T. Johnson has received Governor Roosevelt’s book The Rough Riders and calls it a “graphic story of a gallant feat” and compares the experience with his own charge at “The Rail Road Cut,” during the Civil War. Johnson discusses hunting, Roosevelt’s re-election campaign, and sends his love to the Roosevelt family. Johnson also mentions that he will speak with Senator Lodge around Christmas about getting Roosevelt a medal of honor.
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1899-08-07
William Wells relays details of his recent hunt with Henry D. Shelden in Wyoming, where the pair caught a variety of game. Wells promises Henry S. Drinker that he will write him regarding stage lines as soon as Shelden’s visit is over.
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1897-10-17
William Wells tells Henry S. Drinker about his successful first season running a hunting business and ranch in Wyoming. He writes that he believes the area will not always be the “game paradise it is now,” as more settlers are moving in. Wells invites Drinker and several others to come out to hunt with him, but says that if they want to get a sheep they should be prepared to shoot from a distance. If they come, Wells would meet them by the railroad and head into the good hunting country, which he describes.
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1897-11-04
Rowan Ward provides an invoice for several books Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt ordered, including Three Years’ Hunting and Trapping in America and the Great North-west by J. Turner-Turner, Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years’ Hunting and Trading by James Chapman, Sport on the Pamirs and Turkistan Steppes by Charles Sperling Cumberland, and A Naturalist in the Transvaal by William Lucas Distant.
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1898-02-18
Essay describing a December duck-hunting outing on Long Island Sound by Theodore Roosevelt and his brother Elliott. The brothers were caught in a snowstorm before returning home from the hunt.
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1881-03