Letter from the Marquis de Morès to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937, Friendship--Correspondence, Newspapers, Trials (Murder)
Click on image to zoom in
The President of the Northern Pacific Refrigerator Car Company, the Marquis de Morès, writes to Theodore Roosevelt while in a jail cell awaiting trial for murder. He claims Joe Ferris is responsible for getting him indicted and he has read newspaper accounts of Roosevelt fighting with Morès. Morès wants to know if Roosevelt is responsible for the accounts in the paper because he thought Roosevelt was his friend.
Collection
Creation Date
1885-09-03
Creator(s)
Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from the Marquis de Morès to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 3, 1885]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281460. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896. Letter from the Marquis de Morès to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Sep. 1885]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281460.
APA:
Morès, Antoine Amédée Marie Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa, marquis de, 1858-1896., [1885, September 3]. Letter from the Marquis de Morès to Theodore Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281460.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.