Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

President Roosevelt received Alfred E. Pease’s letter on the same day as an invitation from William Northrup McMillan, and he has asked McMillan to contact Pease, Frederick Courteney Selous and Edward North Buxton for making arrangements. Sirdar F. R. Wingate has offered a boat in Gondokoro, and from there Roosevelt will hunt for white rhinoceros before tackling game from the exhaustive list of creatures Pease has said can be found on the Nile. Roosevelt is glad he will be able to restock supplies in Nairobi. At present Roosevelt’s time is consumed by the political campaigns in the United States. He hopes to see Harry Johnston soon, with whom he has an ongoing intellectual correspondence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton if his letter to Alfred E. Pease was clear on specific points relating to his Africa trip. He has been advised to hire an Englishman but would rather have a native guide. Roosevelt continues to gather supplies and equipment, agreeing that footwear is too important to consider the expense. He shares his travel plans and ideas with Buxton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

With delight, President Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge the newspaper account of a riot in Brownfield, Texas, over the erection of a Roosevelt statue. He is glad for the invitation from George Nathaniel Curzon, the Chancellor of Oxford, to present the Romanes lecture on his return from Africa. It is an honor, and it gives him a legitimate reason for visiting England. The matter of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes grows worse, and Roosevelt worries about the impact it may have on William H. Taft’s election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyman Abbott

President Roosevelt encloses a letter to Lyman Abbott, which he received from Chancellor of Oxford, George Nathaniel Curzon, inviting him to present the Romanes lecture in 1910. Roosevelt is frustrated over the issue of renominating Governor Charles Evans Hughes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Kits and outfits

Richard Harding Davis offers his thoughts on the most important elements to bring along while hiking or marching long distances, backed up by his experiences as a war correspondent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-04

Creator(s)

Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and tells him about having Republican Presidential candidate William H. Taft over, an African big game dinner, and a labor dinner. He also talks about riding, playing tennis, and hiking.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to LeRoy Bisbee

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs LeRoy Bisbee that he is unsure which edition of Roosevelt’s works Sir Harry Johnson referred to, noting that both P. F. Collier and the Review of Reviews have published editions. He recommends consulting The Brooklyn Daily Eagle or The New York Times for reports of Roosevelt’s Decoration Day speech and states he cannot identify the Pilgrim and Puritan speech without further details.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-13

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick John Jackson

President Roosevelt provides Frederick John Jackson, lieutenant-governor of British East Africa, with details about the plans for his upcoming African safari. He will be hunting with his son Kermit, and bringing along field naturalists and taxidermists to collect samples for the National Museum. He asks Jackson’s advice on several proposed itineraries, including one from J. H. Patterson. Roosevelt also asks advice on the sort of formal wear he should bring for occasions when he may have to visit “civilization.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Theodore Roosevelt

When he is in Africa, President Roosevelt would like to hunt at William Northrup McMillan’s farm, as well as stay at Alfred E. Pease’s, but he will defer to Pease’s judgment on the matter. He is very excited by Pease’s description of all the animals he can shoot along the Nile. Roosevelt discusses when and where he will procure supplies along the way. He must now turn his attention to the presidential election in the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt discusses whether to employ locals or Englishmen as safari guides on his upcoming trip. He has started engaging shikaris, and notes that he would rather not employ white guides unless absolutely necessary. Roosevelt has amended the list of supplies that Frederick Courteney Selous suggested he bring, cutting down on alcohol and luxuries. He discuses the itinerary and logistics of the trip, particularly in relation to ensuring that he is able to shoot good specimens for the Smithsonian Institute, which can easily be transported.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt writes to Edward North Buxton about his upcoming safari, including details about the outfitting of his trip, as well as his travel plans. Roosevelt will accept Alfred E. Pease’s invitation to visit his ranch to begin his journey and get acclimated. He then plans to make several trips from the railway to get into good game-country. Roosevelt plans to get Kermit Roosevelt a camera to do photography on the trip, and hopes to have a couple field taxidermists accompany him as well, as the trip will have a naturalist purpose behind it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt looks forward to seeing President-elect Taft on February 24, and will give any advice or counsel that he can. He discusses the work of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and admires Taft’s letter to President Jose Domingo de Obaldia of Panama. Roosevelt has been having a difficult time with the California Legislature over the “Japanese business,” and has sent a letter to future Secretary of State Philander C. Knox about it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Jay Schieffelin

President Roosevelt hopes that he will see Willis R. Hotchkiss, and thanks William Jay Schieffelin for the note from him. Roosevelt tells Schieffelin that Harry Johnston admired his family, and that Schieffelin’s family are “pretty good Americans.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. W. Furniss

President Roosevelt will read the report with interest. Harry Johnston has already written to express his gratitude for the help provided by American Minister to Haiti H. W. Furniss.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from President Roosevelt to George W. Goethals

President Roosevelt informs Chairman Goethals that Sir Harry Johnston, an English Colonial Administrator, will be visiting the Panama Canal. Roosevelt would like Goethals to show Johnston “everything in connection with the canal.” Roosevelt suggests William H. Taft may like to accompany Johnston.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arnold Dolmetsch

President Roosevelt tells Arnold Dolmetsch that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would be pleased if Dolmetsch would visit them at the White House and perform on the clavichord. Roosevelt had heard of Dolmetsch both from Harry Johnston, and independently, and says it is kind of Dolmetsch to make the offer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Naval and Military Officers

President Roosevelt introduces his friend, Harry Johnston, to the Naval and Military Officers of the United States currently stationed around Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean states. He attests to Johnston’s discretion and judgement, and asks that his wishes be accommodated, so far as is possible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States

President Roosevelt introduces Harry Johnston to the diplomatic and consular officers of the United States in Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean countries. He attests to Johnston’s character, and asks that he be given assistance and shown every official courtesy.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rennell Rodd

President Roosevelt has been reading The Crusaders in the East, which Rennell Rodd sent to him, and has been delighted by it. He enjoyed seeing Rodd and his wife, Lilias Georgina Guthrie Rodd recently, and regrets that it was for such a brief amount of time. Roosevelt saw Harry Johnston recently, and thought he was delightful, noting that he is much of the same mind as Roosevelt on a variety of topics.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit on the goings-on at the White House, and his plans for the coming days. He and Edith had been riding regularly until it snowed, thawed, and froze. He hopes to play tennis with General Leonard Wood, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, and Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, although the court may be too muddy. He recently took a “scramble walk” in Rock Creek Park with Representative Nicholas Longworth, Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Beekman Winthrop, and Ambassador Henry White. He had a dinner with African big game hunters, and wishes that Kermit could have met Sir Harry Johnston. His labor dinner is tomorrow night.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919