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President Roosevelt is counting on seeing J. H. Patterson and his wife, Frances Helena Patterson, in the White House in October, and offers his assistance in planning a trip to the West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-08
President Roosevelt would like J. H. Patterson to tell him when he and his wife can visit the White House. He is glad that Patterson is sending an itinerary of the journey he took, and that he can arrange for a native guide who knows the country. Roosevelt will ask his son Kermit about flashlights. Roosevelt is sending Patterson itineraries from Uganda Governor Frederick John Jackson, as well as from a German officer, for trips in Uganda and German East Africa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-02
President Roosevelt is finishing arrangements for his African safari with the help of Edward North Buxton and Frederick Courteney Selous. He discusses where he will hunt and notes that he would like to travel to where J. H. Patterson went last year, as he saw many animals there. He asks Patterson to tell him where it is and how long it would take to go there. Roosevelt hopes to see Patterson soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-12
President Roosevelt thanks John Henry Patterson for mentioning Newland, Tarleton, & Company for help in planning his upcoming African safari. Roosevelt invites Patterson and his wife to visit him at the White House, after the hot American summer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-27