Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Warren Ferris
Subject(s): Asylums, Children, Children of immigrants, Emigration and immigration
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Theodore Roosevelt encloses a letter to Albert Warren Ferris detailing a difficult situation in which a man who has been in the United States for six years is being separated from his daughter and sent across the ocean. Roosevelt says federal authorities will keep the daughter in an asylum “if proper bond is furnished.” He finds the situation impossible.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ferris, Albert Warren, 1856-1937
Language
English
Period
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
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 Albert Warren Ferris. [October 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220325. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Warren Ferris. [14 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220325.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, October 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Warren Ferris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220325.
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 25, 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.
