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President Roosevelt would like to know how Mr. Jones is employed at Yellowstone Park and is interested in hunting mountain lions when he visits the park. An enclosed letter from Frank Asbury Johnson requests permission to hunt a male grizzly in Yellowstone as a companion to the female grizzly recently donated by Johnson to the Field Columbian Museum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-17
President Roosevelt has decided against appointing Gordon but will appoint Dingerdorf. Roosevelt will write later regarding the mountain lion hunt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-16
President Roosevelt congratulates Fred Mercier on his hunting success and thanks him for the cougar claw.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-14
John B. Goff updates President Roosevelt on his hunting successes since arriving in Wyoming. He has caught several grizzlies and a mountain lion. He updates Roosevelt on hunting conditions and the status of various wildlife populations. He also tells Roosevelt about H. W. Thurston, the new Forest Supervisor, and invites Roosevelt to come hunt grizzly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-18
An unpublished excerpt from The Birch Bark Roll on hunting big game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-11
Handwritten draft of chapter five of Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches.
1893
John Pitcher has received four of the eight lion hunting dogs shipped by Mr. Poole and found them to be untrained. Pitcher is losing confidence in Poole’s ability to provide trained dogs and asks President Roosevelt to contact John B. Goff so that he can bring his dogs in case Poole’s dogs prove unsatisfactory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-21
John Pitcher reviews plans for President Roosevelt’s visit to Yellowstone. The mountain lion population needs thinning and the hounds are set to arrive soon. He requests confirmation of Roosevelt’s visit so that arrangements can be completed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-02
President Roosevelt is coming to Colorado for a puma hunt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Gates Kersburg wishes to host President Roosevelt on his hunting trip in Colorado.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-08
Roger D. Williams compliments President Roosevelt on his article about cougar hunting. Williams has an excellent hunting dog, Babette, that he would like to send to Roosevelt’s guide, John B. Goff, for breeding. He believes that Goff could create a great “lion and cat pack” with Babette. Kentucky Republicans and Democrats appreciate and understand Roosevelt’s actions in the “Washington incident.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-26