Letter from F. M. Hammond to Theodore Roosevelt
F. M. Hammond attaches a clipping about Ardel Selfang, who came from Syria to join her father in the United States. She was deported a week after she arrived due to a severe case of trachoma. Her father could not afford to admit her to the hospital. She will likely lose her eyesight and never see her father. Hammond asks Theodore Roosevelt if it is possible to bring her back to her father and raise the money for medical care.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-09