Maine--Aroostook County

William Wingate Sewall, Collector of Customs at Aroostook County, will be sending President Roosevelt some maple sugar. Sewall hopes Roosevelt’s boys can come deer hunting soon, and he describes the camp he has built at Hook Point with his son Fred Sewell. Major General Henry C. Merriam and Civil Service Commissioner Charles Lyman have recently visited. If Roosevelt is too busy to visit Maine, Sewell might be able to come to Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-01

Creator(s)

Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930

President Roosevelt asks Representative Powers not to object to his nominating William Wingate Sewall for Collector of Customs for Aroostook, Maine. Sewall has been Roosevelt’s friend for thirty years, and they have hunted together in Maine and ranched together in North Dakota.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt assures his friend, William Wingate Sewall, that he will be appointed as Collector of Customs for Aroostook, Maine. However, Roosevelt explains that Congressman Llewellyn Powers is not sure he will be able to appoint Sewall’s nephew postmaster.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The “Book Review” section features two works that examine aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s outdoor life. Michael L. Manson finds that the third edition of R.L. Wilson’s Theodore Roosevelt: Hunter-Conservationist deals mostly with Roosevelt’s use of, fondness for, and collection of firearms. Manson praises contributions to the work by Lowell E. Baier and John Milius, and he finds the book beautiful with its many photographs and illustrations. Becoming Teddy Roosevelt highlights the friendship between Roosevelt and William Wingate Sewall who would mentor, tutor, and guide a young Roosevelt in the woods of Maine and who would try his hand as a cowboy on Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch.

The section features illustrations of both books’ covers along with an advertisement from The Chocolate Lady of Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2010

William Wingate Sewall, President Roosevelt’s hunting guide in Maine and manager of his Dakota ranches, writes Roosevelt requesting help in getting a Collector’s position in Aroostook County, Maine. Sewall applauds Roosevelt on his actions in Panama. He sends a small package “for family consumption” and extends holiday wishes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-23

Creator(s)

Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930