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Metcalf, Harley, 1865-1946

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Archibald B. Roosevelt is recovering well from his surgery and is excited to return to Groton. President Roosevelt was touched by the fondness Archie showed Kermit Roosevelt before and after the surgery. Roosevelt also tells Kermit about a walk he had taken with several friends in which they lost French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand in the woods and an enjoyably informal dinner with several hunters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-08

Letter from Charles S. Francis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles S. Francis to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador to Austria Francis appreciated President Roosevelt’s piece in Scribner’s about his bear hunt, and tells him about his own bear hunt in Louisiana. He updates Roosevelt on the situation in Austria, where everybody from Emperor Franz Joseph I down has treated them with hospitality. He also assures Roosevelt that his newspaper, the Troy Times remains loyal to him and that any mistakes reflect his employees and not Francis himself.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company

President Roosevelt would like two exact duplicates of his gun made. However, the silver plate on the stock of one gun should be engraved with the initials “C. M.” and the stock of the other gun should read “H. M.” The two duplicate guns and “one ordinary gun of the same model” should be sent to Clive Metcalf in Mississippi. A handwritten order is included with the letter.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1907-10-24