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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about his successful hunting trip in the Bighorn mountains with Bill Merrifield. He shot several bears and elk.
1884-09-20
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna telling her about the happenings on his trip to the Bighorn Mountains. There have been a few bad storms, but overall the weather, and the trip, have been very good.
1884-08-24
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Frederik Courteney Selous maps of Montana and Wyoming to use on his upcoming hunting trip to the region around Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt has marked these maps with the routes he believes he had taken when he hunted in the areas, but he is unsure of their accuracy. Roosevelt informs Selous of the areas where he successfully hunted various big game animals, such as elk, bighorn sheep, and wolves.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-18
John Willis has been trying to locate bear for President Roosevelt to hunt. Willis’s ranch is at Roosevelt’s disposal and he is welcome to hunt at any time.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt with entries from January 1883 and August-September 1884. Roosevelt notes his legislative activities during January 1883 and records an 1884 hunting trip to the Bighorn Mountains. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1883-1884
Frederick Courteney Selous recounts the results of several of his recent hunting trips to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Selous regrets that he will have to put off meeting Roosevelt in person slightly longer, as he has now been invited to attend the meeting of the British Association in Toronto, Canada, and will travel to the Rocky Mountains directly from there. He then plans to travel to the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming and hunt elk. Selous anticipates that he will be able to meet Roosevelt after his hunt, and looks forward to it. He thanks Roosevelt for the assistance he has already given in planning the trip, and requests that he send him a map.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-04