Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Commercial catalogs, North Dakota--Medora, Vacations, Western saddles

Joseph A. Ferris offers to go out for a week with Governor Roosevelt when he returns to the Medora area. He suggests next fall because Roosevelt “will need a rest by next year.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-08-23

Creator(s)

Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Joseph A. Ferris to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 23, 1899]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26384. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937. Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Aug. 1899]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26384.

APA:

Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937., [1899, August 23]. Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26384.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.