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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward North Buxton

President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton about mosquito boots and requests that he review the supply list and make any needed changes. Alfred E. Pease’s description of where to hunt lion and other game thoroughly excites Roosevelt. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company has arranged for shipping ammunition. Roosevelt intends to follow Buxton’s advice and “shall travel as comfortably as possible.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred E. Pease

President Roosevelt thanks Alfred E. Pease for helping him prepare for his Africa trip. He will follow through with Pease’s suggestions. Regardless of the sizable game, Roosevelt does not want to visit the Congo Free State for fear of controversy. A lion is Roosevelt’s primary goal. Per Frederick Courteney Selous’s advice, Roosevelt will hire “a white man who knows the country.” William C. Judd has been recommended several times. Selous will order all of the equipment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frederick Courteney Selous

President Roosevelt is grateful for the assistance that Frederick Courteney Selous and Edward North Buxton are providing in planning his African safari. Roosevelt hopes to leave the United States in early April, and will stay first at the ranch of Alfred E. Pease in Nairobi, British East Africa. Other tentative plans include hunting in Uganda and along Nile tributaries. Roosevelt thinks he will arrange to make the trip on behalf of the National Museum of Natural History and hopes he will be allowed certain privileges not granted to non-scientific sportsmen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Scott Keltie

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Scott Keltie

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the work of the Royal Geographical Society and John Scott Keltie on the maps from the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition. The work of Dr. Lauro Muller and Colonel Rondon deserved to be recognized by the leading geographical magazine and society. Confidentially, the Brazilian preparations for the trip were poor and Roosevelt believes Kermit Roosevelt and Anthony Fiala could have organized a better, faster, and more comfortable journey. He blames many of the problems on the Latin American desire for “splendor,” such as Rondon’s refusal to walk, which would not be in “splendid style,” and free up space for more supplies on pack animals. The lack of supplies forced the expedition to use half rations after reaching the river. Roosevelt did not make information like this public as his companions were “fine fellows” and the trip could not have been completed without them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edward Buxton North to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edward Buxton North to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward North Buxton continues to help President Roosevelt gather equipment and supplies for his Africa trip. Buxton will make more inquiries into mosquito boots, and requests Roosevelt send measurements for himself and Kermit Roosevelt. The sample boots from Flack and Smith are ready, and Buxton suggests a good pair of socks to aid in absorbing perspiration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-25

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederick Courteney Selous is sending President Roosevelt a list of provisions compiled by Lawn and Alder. Selous has been informed that Lawn and Alder can not only supply the provisions but can also arrange passage from Europe to Mombasa for Roosevelt and his son, Kermit. Selous also passes on information from other naturalists and hunters regarding equipment and supplies to take, and the animals which can be hunted.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-05

Creator(s)

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Thomas C. Johnson

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Thomas C. Johnson

Kermit Roosevelt has tried to answer the Winchester Repeating Arms Company’s question about the ammunition used on the Brazil expedition. Kermit checked with Anthony Fiala, but Fiala remembers only purchasing the rifle ammunition and that Theodore Roosevelt took care of the shotgun ammunition. Fiala will try to verify this information. Kermit suggests that the Winchester Company could also check with Frank Chapman or George Cherrie.

Collection

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Creation Date

1927-12-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943