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Wingate, George Wood, 1840-1928

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate

President Roosevelt thanks British Governor General of the Sudan Wingate for providing a boat in Gondokoro and offering assistance with guides and camp set up. He details his feelings regarding hunting in the reserves, and inquires about finding elephant, white rhinoceros, and giant eland. Roosevelt knows General George Wood Wingate and respects him as a soldier, and he is grateful that Lady Catherine Leslie Rundle Wingate will host Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt. S. J. Leigh Hunt has said that Reginald has accomplished a great deal in Sudan, which Roosevelt knows is a difficult feat.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to F. R. Wingate

President Roosevelt will be happy to accept F. R. Wingate’s offer of a boat and guide to take him up the Nile River to Khartoum. He clarifies that he would like permission to shoot in officers’ game reserves only if there are animals there that he cannot get anywhere else. He is particularly interested in shooting elephants and a white rhinoceros, and discusses the timing of trips that may allow him to get them. Roosevelt is also excited to visit the Congo to see Wingate’s administrative accomplishments there.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-14

Letter from James J. Conway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James J. Conway to Theodore Roosevelt

James J. Conway sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter he originally posted in 1908. He reminds Roosevelt that he wrote lyrics about President William Taft and has since received letters from Taft’s family and even Representative Nicholas Longworth and Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Recently he applied to be a steward on the Panama Canal, but despite qualifications, the question of age was raised. Taft has taken the matter up with Secretary of War J. M. Dickinson. Conway lists several prominent citizens as references and asks Roosevelt to talk to William A. Prendergast about him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-13

Letter from F. R. Wingate to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from F. R. Wingate to Theodore Roosevelt

British Governor-General of the Sudan Wingate excitedly welcomes President Roosevelt to visit Sudan and promises to do all he can to make the trip successful. “Fully understand[ing] the scope and object of your expedition,” Wingate will allow Roosevelt’s party to hunt in wildlife preserves. He lists locations where Roosevelt can find different game animals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-31

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob A. Riis expresses appreciation for how well General Wingate carries President Roosevelt’s “manly ideals” among the boys in the Public Schools Athletic League, which he believes is good. Riis is amused by the vote in the Senate on the rate bill and asks Roosevelt whether all the noise was meant to confuse the issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-22