Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall
Subject(s): Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937, Ferris, Sylvane M., 1858-1933, Gossip, Hunting, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, North Dakota--Badlands, North Dakota--Medora, Ranching, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Wibaux, Pierre, 1858-1913
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Howard Eaton had to return to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see his ailing mother. She passed away on February 9. They have had good winters in North Dakota but the range has become hardened. Commissioner Roosevelt has 350 to 400 cattle and sold half his horses. Sylvane M. Ferris and Arthur William Merrifield live at the old camp and intend to sell their stock this year. Joseph A. Ferris is still tending his store but will likely close soon. Eaton hopes to return to Idaho this fall for another hunting trip. This is the typed transcript of the original handwritten letter.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1890-03-10
Creator(s)
Recipient
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall. [March 10, 1890]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273746. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922. Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall. [10 Mar. 1890]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273746.
APA:
Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922., [1890, March 10]. Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273746.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
