Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Sick, Trusts and trustees
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President Roosevelt was comforted by the news he got about Robert Harry Munro Ferguson from his daughter, Ethel Roosevelt. Roosevelt wishes he could visit Ferguson and his wife, Isabella Ferguson, himself. He told Douglas Robinson that Ferguson “should be made to charge something adequate for [his] services as trustee.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [December 4, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205544. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [4 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205544.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205544.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
