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Cover from a collection of poems by Surville J. DeLan, including the inscription “To the President with the fervent respects of the Author Ex Major of Glenwood Springs Colo May 7, 1903.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1903-05-07
Theodore Roosevelt will follow Gifford Pinchot’s suggestion on the letter from Max W. Ball. Roosevelt takes umbrage with Henry Cantwell Wallace’s recommendations on discussing military preparedness in Des Moines, Iowa. He says he will stand behind President Woodrow Wilson “precisely to the degree in which Abraham Lincoln stood behind Polk in the Mexican War…” He will stand behind every public servant to the degree in which they serve the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-02-05
President Roosevelt notes that his prediction about the election was correct, except that the Republicans will lose a few more electoral votes in the Rocky Mountains than he had predicted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-03
President Roosevelt thanks Emma V. Allison for the letter, and is glad that she enjoyed her cross-country train trip. He hopes that she enjoys her time in the Rocky Mountains, and confirms that he got most of the men for the Rough Riders from the Southern Rockies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-17
President Roosevelt informs all military commanders, forest supervisors, and forest rangers in the service of the United States that Stewart Edward White is to be shown every courtesy while traveling through the Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada regions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-21
Theodore Roosevelt tells C. Hart Merriam that the five bobcat skulls are Merriam’s to keep. Merriam has given Roosevelt the information he wanted about deer. Roosevelt wishes that he had known that Merriam wanted blacktail deer specimens. He could have gotten these from the Little Missouri.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt discusses travel and hunting plans for the summer. He may be delayed if Congress holds an extra session.
1889-1895