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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt inquires if Edward North Buxton can go to Lawn and Alder and add additional supplies to his list as Buxton sees fit. Roosevelt describes his preferences for hunting rifles. He looks forward to visiting Buxton after his trip to Africa. There are several men he wants to meet when he travels to England to present the Romanes Lecture at the University of Oxford.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton to procure the list of his provisions from Lawn and Alder, and to add whatever Buxton thinks is necessary. He trusts Buxton’s judgment. He also discusses his rifle preferences, but yields to Buxton’s recommendation for what rifle will be best for hunting in Africa. He is pleased that he was asked to deliver the Romanes Lecture at Oxford, which gives him a good excuse to go to England and see old friends there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edward North Buxton to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward North Buxton sends news to President Roosevelt pertaining to Buxton’s organization, the Association for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire, that may be of interest to him. Buxton also requests that Roosevelt write a short contribution for an upcoming symposium, as well as become a regular contributor to the Association’s journal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-31

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Everybody’s Africa

Everybody’s Africa

In honor of President Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, C. Bryson Taylor writes about the sights, conditions, hazards, and necessary supplies of a hunting trip in safari. Taylor details the guides, provisions, ammunition, and medicines travelers will need when embarking into the “dark and brooding heart” of Africa. Taylor also weaves in two fictional stories about previous hunting parties, which demonstrate the harshness of the expeditions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-09

Creator(s)

Taylor, C. Bryson, 1880-