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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to hear that British Army Captain Frederick Courteney Selous is at the front. He compares Selous’s position as an older officer to General von Hindenberg, the most successful German general, who is over the age limit for generals. Roosevelt regrets to hear that Selous’s corp was treated poorly in East Africa. He encloses two articles he wrote supporting universal military service and rigorous application of military law. Roosevelt has been distressed at the misconduct of the United States and the activities of the “professional pacifists.” If Germany keeps sinking ships carrying Americans, the public may demand a declaration of war.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-08-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to N. J. Elwes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to N. J. Elwes

President Roosevelt cannot accept N. J. Elwes’s invitation out of hand because his stay in England will be so short, and does not want to make any plans at present that are not connected to his delivery of the Romanes Lecture at the University of Oxford. However, he would like to see Elwes, along with Frederick Courteney Selous, St. George Littledale, Edward North Buxton, and John Guille Millais.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt will see German Ambassador Sternburg as soon as Sternburg has taken care of his eye trouble. Roosevelt does not mind being beaten in a shooting match by Sternburg, but in response to St. George Littledale’s letter he must not accept a match until he is out of the presidency. Even a casual shooting trip in Oyster Bay will have to wait.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hardcastle

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Hardcastle

President Roosevelt thanks Edward Hardcastle for his letter, and remarks that he enjoyed reading Hardcastle’s account of his deer-stalking. He regrets that he believes his own hunting days are over, as he has been leading a sedentary life. Roosevelt expresses his admiration for New Zealand, and believes that it will become a model country.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt will see if he can find anything out about the monograph of the deer of North America. Roosevelt is critical of authors Percy Selous and Colonel Pollock, and wonders if Frederick Courteney Selous is familiar with them. Although Roosevelt is happy with his work and family life, he does envy Selous’ life, “spent going through the waste places, in all parts of the world, after big game.” In a postscript, Roosevelt thanks Selous for thinking of sending him a book, but says that if he has not sent it yet he would prefer to get the next book Selous himself publishes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt

German Ambassador Sternburg gives President Roosevelt his thoughts on a military report Roosevelt had sent him previously. Sternburg agrees that Japan does not want to see China’s military strength improve. Western military advisors have proven the Chinese are excellent soldiers with the right training. Sternburg also sends a letter he received from St. George Littledale.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-23

Creator(s)

Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908

Letter from Nelson O’Shaughnessy to William Loeb

Letter from Nelson O’Shaughnessy to William Loeb

Neal O’Shaughnessy recalls President Roosevelt’s interest in the Mannlicher-Schonauer rifle with a mounted telescope. He discusses the advantages of telescopes over ordinary firearm sights. O’Shaughnessy plans to send some to the War Department to be mounted on the United States’ new standard-issue military firearm and offers to mount one for Roosevelt if he sends the firearm. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-28

Creator(s)

O'Shaughnessy, Nelson, 1876-1932