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The pads will arrive “very shortly” and a small quantity of ammunition will be sent with the guns for President Roosevelt to test.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-09-03
President Roosevelt would like to know the exact number of cartridges of each caliber, as well as the number of full-jacketed and soft-nosed bullets of each caliber. He is eager to test the rifles as soon as they arrive.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-08-30
President Roosevelt will take all the rifles with him. The Winchester Repeating Arms Company only needs to ship the ammunition.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-08-14
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company answers President Roosevelt’s questions about ammunition he will be taking to Africa and the shipment of goods from London to Mombasa. The Company also describes a hunt made by Ernest Solvay, the inventor of the Solvay sodium carbonate process. Solvay was successful hunting with a .32 Winchester Special Model ’94 rifle and a .405 caliber Model ’95 rifle.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-08-11
President Roosevelt would like to verify details for shipping the ammunition to Mombasa. He will be in Africa about eleven months and hunting half the time. He also emphasizes the importance of using American made guns, over English rifles. He also inquires about carrying spare sights and gun pieces.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-08-10
Based on President Roosevelt’s .45-70 rifle, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company has prepared the Model ’95 rifle with the same trigger pull. They are still waiting on the “extra thickness silver” recoil pads to finish the work on the stocks of the Model ’95 rifle. For smaller game, the 1886 .45-70 rifle is sufficient.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-08-03
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company shipped ten targets each for 100 and 200 yards, but had to order the 50 yard targets.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-07-31
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company has the model ’96 gun, belonging to Kermit Roosevelt. President Roosevelt’s Springfield rifle has already been returned to him. The Company is also working on finding the best shipping line from London to Mombasa; they will not ship the guns through Aden as was requested earlier because they have no agents they trust there. They will await Roosevelt’s reply in regard to the model ’95 rifle.
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
1908-07-22
Oliver Wolcott Roosevelt is sorry that Theodore Roosevelt is unable to respond to “Teddy” Crombie’s letter. Roosevelt compliments Crombie on the shooting of the deer and the gun that he used.
1912-10-22
“Teddy” Crombie identifies himself as the boy “who rode a little way” with Theodore Roosevelt when he visited Billings, Montana. Crombie wishes that he could have talked with Roosevelt about his travels in Africa. Some of the men on the train also inquired how many towns Crombie has “shot up.” Crombie has not shot any towns up, but he did kill a deer last Sunday. Crombie used to live in Dickinson, North Dakota, and knows many of Roosevelt’s friends, including John Winfield Goodall.
1912-10-13
Commissioner Roosevelt was saddened by Patty Selmes’s letter. He wishes he could have seen Selmes and comforted her. Roosevelt describes his recent visit to his ranch and how he wished Selmes could have been there.
1896-10-05
Commissioner Roosevelt regrets to hear about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s health. Roosevelt recently visited the ranch and had success hunting with a new Winchester rifle. The “political pot is boiling” but Roosevelt expects William Jennings Bryan to lose. He closes with a brief story about a Roosevelt family trip to Lake Champlain.
1896-09-15
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt and his family enjoyed Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letter from Saskatchewan, Canada. Roosevelt comments on recent sporting and political events. He is still working on his book, The Winning of the West, and gives a lengthy update on Roosevelt family members.
1894-08-02
William Crozier encloses President Roosevelt’s new rifle and his Winchester that was used as a model for the new rifle. Crozier discusses the specifications of Roosevelt’s new rifle and its cost.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-05
Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army William Crozier responds to President Roosevelt’s request for the new 1903 Winchester Springfield rifle.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-18
H. B. Dow reports on two rifles that were sent in for repairs by President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-09
Nathaniel Henchman Davis is sending a .45 caliber Winchester rifle that President Roosevelt had requested. Davis believes this rifle to be perfect for large game. He also suggests that Governor Taft should have a longer vacation from his duties in the Philippines and lose weight due to poor health. Although Taft could probably return safely, his doctor recommends a longer break.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-19