Winchester Repeating Arms Company

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt informs Kermit Roosevelt that Edward North Buxton has sent the boots, and reminds Kermit that he absolutely must get back to Harvard by September 30. In Oyster Bay, Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt went for their last row and had the townspeople over for a nice afternoon. The Winchester rifles arrived with improper sights, and Roosevelt has responded with a harsh letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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 George E. Hodson to Theodore Roosevelt

George E. Hodson is shipping President Roosevelt a Winchester rifle Model ’86 at the request of Nathaniel Henchman Davis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-19

Creator(s)

Hodson, George E.

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt reminds his son Kermit that under no circumstances is he to extend his trip because he must be back at Harvard by the 30th. He says he and Mother took their last row at Sagamore Hill and then invited Oyster Bay to the house to hear a delegation of German singers. Roosevelt closes by saying the Winchester rifles have arrived but they were all sighted wrong.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hiram Percy Maxim

President Roosevelt thanks Hiram Maxim Percy for offering to put silencers on his rifles for the upcoming safari. Unfortunately, Roosevelt must decline since he already sent the rifles to be packed up and is getting ready to leave the White House. However, Roosevelt invites Percy to stop by and bring a rifle already pre-fitted with a silencer if he is available.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. H. Fox

President Roosevelt thanks A. H. Fox for ordering the brass and paper shells from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. He also thanks Fox for the beautiful gun, which Roosevelt will pass on to his son Kermit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to A. H. Fox

President Roosevelt has received the double-barreled shotgun and thinks it is the most beautiful gun he has ever seen. He asks A. H. Fox if it has been tested with ball and buck. Roosevelt has sent the gun to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company to have it packed air-tight for his trip. He asks Fox to send them instructions to ship 25 ball and 25 buck cartridges in brass cases with the guns.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on family and political matters, specifically regarding Ethel Roosevelt’s recent parties and Congress’s opposition to Roosevelt’s Secret Service plans. He extensively discusses the guns he may take along on their upcoming safari. He also remarks on the political turmoil that has marked his final months in office. In the postscript, Roosevelt describes his son Quentin Roosevelt’s truancy, for which he has punished with a “severe whipping.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

President Roosevelt sends word to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson that he will be leaving public office in “a rather stormy fashion,” being attacked by both houses of Congress and by the press. James Bryce has remarked that bringing libel cases against the biggest two offenders in newspapers will be a service to the American public. Bryce and John Morley suggested Roosevelt make a statement about the British in India, which he plans to do presently. Some of Roosevelt’s English friends sent him a rifle for use on his African safari.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Clive Metcalf and Harley Metcalf

President Roosevelt looks forward to the upcoming visit from Clive and Harley Metcalf to Washington, D.C., and only regrets that he has not been able to procure bear livers for their arrival.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Lambert

President Roosevelt tells Alexander Lambert that he put the sentence backing the pure food and drug bill in the report. He also wrote Lambert yesterday about Ted’s moose head and horns, and now asks if he could send Roosevelt’s rifle to “the Winchester people” and tell them to put in a new barrel.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-11-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theo. A. Bingham

President Roosevelt would like Theo. A. Bingham to write to Mr. Luger that the carbine is rather worthless without the ability to acquire ammunition. Roosevelt also inquires if the government ammunition he received was for his 45-70 Winchester.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from George Bird Grinnell to Theodore Roosevelt

George Bird Grinnell gives Theodore Roosevelt information about telescopic rifle sights. Grinnell has never used a telescope rifle sight and does not recall any big game hunter of his acquaintance using one.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-09-07

Creator(s)

Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Meyer appreciated Theodore Roosevelt’s kind letter. He informs him that the cartridges for the Mannlicher rifle arrived last week and were sent to New Haven, where the Winchester Repeating Arms Company confirmed receipt. Meyer hopes Roosevelt will “get good sport” with the rifle and promises that it will not kick or hurt his shoulder.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-15

Creator(s)

Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918

Letter from A. H. Fox to Theodore Roosevelt

A. H. Fox was delighted to hear that President Roosevelt is pleased with his shot-gun. Fox discusses tests the gun went through with different kinds of ammunition, and suggests that American shells will be more satisfactory than shells found in British East Africa. Fox has instructed the Winchester Repeating Arms Company on the type of shells most suitable for packing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-15

Creator(s)

Fox, A. H. (Ansley H.), 1875-1948

Letter from A. H. Fox to Theodore Roosevelt

A. H. Fox, a gun manufacturer, is delighted to know that President Roosevelt likes his gun. Fox also informs Roosevelt that the Winchester Repeating Arms Company recently released a new type of brass shell that can handle smokeless powder and be crimped. Because these new shells better fit Roosevelt’s requirements, Fox hurries to send some to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-17

Creator(s)

Fox, A. H. (Ansley H.), 1875-1948

Letter from Winchester Bennett to Theodore Roosevelt

Winchester Bennett, writing on behalf of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, informs President Roosevelt that the company would be pleased to furnish him with any of several types of rifles for Roosevelt’s upcoming safari. Bennett discusses the different options regarding make of gun, cartridge size, and telescopic sights.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-01

Creator(s)

Bennett, Winchester, 1877-1953

Letter from William Crozier to Robert Shaw Oliver

Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier forwards the information he received regarding the presence of antimony in bullets manufactured or distributed by Frankford Arsenal to Acting Secretary of War Oliver.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-11

Creator(s)

Crozier, William, 1855-1942

Cartridge shipping form

A form recording the number of cartridges the Winchester Repeating Arms Company will pack, as well as how the cartridges will be arranged for shipment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-01

Creator(s)

Winchester Repeating Arms Company

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