Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin H. Hall
President Roosevelt requests two saddles and corresponding bridles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-30
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Saddlery
Letter from George B. Cortelyou to James Edward Kelly
On behalf of President Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou thanks James Edward Kelly for the letter, and asks that when he is done with the saddle and uniform he ship them to Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-25
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson
Theodore Roosevelt’s army saddle needs new stirrup leathers and saddle straps and asks Secretary of War Stimson to have the proper authority send him replacements.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-14
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease
President Roosevelt informs Alfred E. Pease that he expects to be in Mombasa around April 22 and 23, and would like to accept the invitation to hunt on his ranch during the rainy season. Roosevelt is out of shape and hopes to become more fit at Pease’s ranch. He asks for advice about how much money to send for horses and supplies, which saddle to get, and which guns will be the best.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease
President Roosevelt heartily accepts Sir Alfred E. Pease’s invitation to stay at his ranch in Africa. Roosevelt gives many details and asks questions about his safari planning, including: his itinerary to Mombasa; game he would like to find; his lack of physical fitness and the necessity to start out slowly; how much money he should advance to various outfitters; pack horses and saddles; taxidermists and naturalists he plans to bring along; hunting rifles and ammunition for the trip.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-28
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Letter from William Loeb to William Jenkinson & Company
Following up on his previous letter, William Loeb sends a duplicate draft for the saddle to William Jenkinson & Company.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-18
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Letter from William Loeb to William Jenkinson & Company
William Loeb gave a clerk a draft on London to send to William Jenkinson & Company for Kermit Roosevelt’s saddle. The clerk lost the draft, so Loeb has stopped payment and issued a duplicate. If they receive the lost draft, they should not present it for payment.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-17
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Letter from William Loeb to R. Francklin Co.
William Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s check to cover customs and forwarding charges on saddlery for Kermit Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Henry Barry
President Roosevelt thanks General Barry for sending him the Russian saddle and bridle.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-04
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Letter from John P. M. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt
John P. M. Richards asks if Theodore Roosevelt is traveling with his own saddle, and if not, what sort and size of saddle he would prefer. Richards additionally asks whether Roosevelt would prefer a morning horseback ride to only be a small group, or whether a larger riding party would be acceptable. He will make sure to communicate with Robert L. Rutter to make sure they are on the same page.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-14
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Letter from John P. M. Richards to Theodore Roosevelt
John P. M. Richards agrees that his previous letter to Theodore Roosevelt was “in the nature of a preliminary memorandum.” He nevertheless expresses his desire to know about whether Roosevelt will have a riding saddle with him, or what his preference for type of saddle would be.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-04
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Letter from Charles D. Walcott to William Loeb
Charles D. Walcott acknowledges the receipt of a Turkish saddle which President Roosevelt lent to the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-03-03
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Postcard from Noah Seaman to William Loeb
Noah Seaman, the superintendent of Sagamore Hill, is not well-acquainted with saddles, and asks William Loeb to describe the Whitman saddle to him. Seaman was not able to pick it out himself.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-12
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Letter from Alfred E. Pease to Edward North Buxton
Sir Alfred E. Pease writes to Edward North Buxton regarding President Roosevelt’s upcoming safari in Africa. Pease encloses a letter for Roosevelt to give to George Hutton Riddell, if he chooses to use his services, and makes many other suggestions about things Roosevelt should consider for his trip, including the probable weather, the number of porters he should hire, and the sorts of saddle he will need. Pease would be pleased to have Roosevelt stay with him for some time in Africa.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-09
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Letter from Presley Marion Rixey to Theodore Roosevelt
Presley Marion Rixey thanks President Roosevelt for the gift of a saddle and bridle.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-27
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Porch at the Elkhorn Ranch
Porch at the Elkhorn Ranch. Many antlers are visible, as are a pair of rocking chairs and a saddle.
Collection
Creation Date
1886
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Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson
Kermit Roosevelt had a grand time at the Bandbox and thanks Isabella Ferguson for taking him in. He asks Ferguson to tell Robert Harry Munro Ferguson about the saddle, which Roosevelt is anxious to see. Roosevelt conveys that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt wishes the Fergusons could come along on their upcoming spring trip down the Mississippi River on the Mayflower.
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Creation Date
Unknown
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Commissioner Roosevelt has written to Mr. Townsend. He asks Robert Harry Munro Ferguson when his polo pony, Pickle, will be ready and requests advice on a saddle for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1892-06-02
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Remarks of President Roosevelt in accepting the saddle and bridle presented by the citizens of Cheyenne, and the horse presented by the citizens of Douglas, Wyoming, June 1, 1903
Theodore Roosevelt thanks the citizens of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the saddle and bridle. He also thanks the citizens of Douglas, Wyoming, for the horse. The horse will be named “Wyoming.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-01
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The old bronco-buster
Joseph Gurney Cannon, on a bucking bronco labeled “Insurgence,” just barely hangs on with one hand while holding the “Party Whip” with the other. The saddle, labeled “Speakership,” is held in place by a strap labeled “The System.” The bridle is labeled “Patronage.” Caption: He can’t come back.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910-08-31